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A towering 65-foot hot dog sculpture has made its comeback to New York's Times Square, this time celebrating America's 250th birthday. Brooklyn artists are serving up joy with a playful tribute to American culture that's making tourists smile. ##
Steve Corino turned Times Square into a wedding chapel with a surprise proposal and ceremony that caught everyone off guard. The WWE Performance Center coach married his childhood sweetheart under New York's brightest lights.
Ten years after Times Square went car-free, the soccer tournament has transformed it into a joyful gathering place for fans from every nation. What was once traffic chaos is now where strangers in different jerseys take selfies together.
Ten years after its first trailer promised massive community battles, Pokémon Go finally delivered with a spectacular Times Square event where nearly 2,000 players teamed up to catch Mewtwo. The moment proved that patience and community building can turn pipe dreams into reality.
Hundreds of Norwegian soccer fans took over Times Square with a stunning "Viking Row" chant, creating an unforgettable moment of unity hours before their World Cup match against Senegal. The joyful display turned New York's busiest intersection into a celebration of national pride and sportsmanship.
Two creators built a working compass that points exclusively to the Times Square Olive Garden, no matter where you are in the world. Over 2,000 people have already joined the waitlist for this quirky navigation device.
A new time capsule being buried in Philadelphia on July 4 is engineered to survive until 2276—longer than any time capsule has lasted before. Special waterproof design and triple-layered protection will keep America's treasures safe for the next quarter millennium.
Four astronauts preparing to fly farther from Earth than any humans in history are featured on Time magazine's latest cover. Their February mission will take humanity back to the moon for the first time in over 50 years.
Scientists discovered that daylight saving time prevents tens of thousands of deer deaths and saves human lives by keeping evening commutes lighter. The simple clock change could reduce deadly collisions by 14 times during peak hours.
Indie singer Phoebe Bridgers is hosting a surprise Madison Square Garden concert where tickets cost just $1 to $20, with all proceeds going to bail funds. At a time when concert tickets regularly hit $1,000, she's proving affordable live music is still possible.
A new book challenges the myth that we're all too busy, revealing surprising pockets of time hiding in our weeks. Author Laura Vanderkam shares 11 practical ways to feel less rushed and savor daily life.
Scientists finally explain that sweet relief when your calendar clears unexpectedly. A Rutgers study reveals "windfall time" makes the same 60 minutes feel longer and more valuable than scheduled breaks.
Physicists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have created quantum controls that can stretch, blur, and even reverse time's arrow at the microscopic level. The breakthrough could unlock new ways to extract energy from quantum systems and prepare quantum states more efficiently.
Physicists at NYU built a handheld device using foam beads and sound waves that breaks Newton's Third Law and could unlock secrets of quantum computing and human biology. The exotic time crystal fits in your palm and uses technology as simple as packing peanuts floating on acoustic waves.
Max Amini just became the first Iranian-American comedian to headline Madison Square Garden, transforming from stand-up's best-kept secret into a global phenomenon. His journey from Tucson to Tehran and back shows how authentic storytelling can unite people across every border.
Scientists at New York University have created time crystals you can see with your naked eye, suspended in mid-air by sound waves on a device small enough to hold in your hand. This breakthrough makes exotic quantum physics accessible and could revolutionize computing and data storage.
Scientists used a quantum computer with 144 qubits to create the most complex time crystal ever made, marking a breakthrough that could revolutionize how we design new materials. This achievement shows quantum computers are becoming powerful tools for scientific discovery.
Physicists at New York University have created time crystals you can hold in your hand—made from styrofoam beads that float on sound waves and defy Newton's laws of motion. This breakthrough could unlock insights into everything from heart pacemakers to financial markets.
Indigenous cultures that view time as a spiral rather than a straight line are teaching scientists new ways to tackle environmental crises. Māori wisdom from New Zealand shows how rethinking our relationship with past, future, and nature could help communities prepare for what comes after ecological tipping points.
Physicists at NYU just made styrofoam beads dance through time by suspending them on invisible sound waves, creating a breakthrough that rewrites the rules of physics. This surprisingly simple discovery could one day revolutionize quantum computing and help us understand our own biological clocks.
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