Famed designer Stefan Sagmeister shares 35 years’ worth of his never-before-seen sketchbooks

Sagmeister took us inside three decades of his private sketchbooks and revealed what they say about his creative process.

Stefan Sagmeister is one of the most famous designers in the world, known for projects ranging from album covers for the Rolling Stones and David Byrne to branding for Levis and BMW to his experimental documentary on happiness. With an emphasis on an artist’s hand, Sagmeister cut through a century of strict geometries to define the visual style of the ’90s in...

Why the UAW is threatening strikes against Stellantis again

Stellantis denies breaking the terms of the labor contract it signed with the United Auto Workers union only a year ago.

The United Auto Workers is taking steps toward holding strikes that could interfere with some of Stellantis’s operations in the United States. Stellantis, formed in 2021 through a merger, is the international automaker of Chrysler, Dodge, Fiat, Jeep, and other vehicles.

This German startup uses hops to reduce waste from beer and construction

HopfON seeks to reduce the construction industry’s waste, and its planet-warming emissions, by limiting the need for finite resources through hops-made products.

Two students in Munich, sipping beers on their dormitory couch in 2022, chatted about a recent lecture describing the use of banana fibers in Colombia to make sustainable building materials.

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"It Is A Really Exclusive Industry": 18 Actors Who Were Pressured Or Chose To Change Their Accents For Hollywood

Kumail Nanjiani said, "So there was a really, really big movie, actually, that I auditioned for, and I was a taxi driver, and the director was like, 'Hey, could you play up the accent a little bit?' And I was like, 'I'm sorry, I won't.' And then the guy felt really bad. And I was like, 'No, it's fine. I'm just not going to do it. If that's what you want, I'm not your guy.' And then that movie was hugely successful. Still, I don't regret it."

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These 39 Fall Things Are Just Too Good To Gatekeep

Your autumn is gonna be sooo much better with these things in it.

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Munch On A Strawberry Buffet And I'll Reveal Which Fall Holiday You Are

I wonder if you like strawberry shortcake...

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30 Products So Wonderful, You'll Forever Swear Off The Competition

This "flossing" toothbrush will have you swearing off all others.

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What You Need to Know Before You Freeze Your Eggs

Celebrities do it (or wish they had), influencers won't stop talking about it, and clinics will all but tell you to do it now. The devil, though, is in the details.

The FBI Still Hasn’t Cracked NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ Phone

Plus: Harvard students pack Meta’s smart glasses with privacy-invading face-recognition tech, Microsoft and the DOJ seize Russian hackers’ domains, and more.

Francis Ford Coppola’s “Megalopolis” Is a Different Kind of Flop

Plenty of movies bomb, but Francis Ford Coppola’s latest is part of a different class of box office failures.

French Judge in Gisèle Pelicot Rape Trial Allows Video Evidence to Be Shown in Court

Gisèle Pelicot fought for the graphic videos made by her husband to be shown publicly in court, insisting they were essential evidence in a rape case against him and 50 other men.

69 Percent of New Yorkers Think Eric Adams Should Resign, Poll Shows

Just 26 percent of New York City residents approve of the mayor and a majority want him to step down, according to a poll taken after his indictment on corruption charges.

Big Business Saw an Ally in Eric Adams, and Overlooked His Issues

New York’s business community threw its support behind Mr. Adams, and continued backing him even as his legal problems began to threaten the governance of the city.

With ‘SmartLess,’ Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes Are Building a Media Empire

Started during the pandemic, this venture is the first step in a media empire being built by the actors Sean Hayes, Will Arnett and Jason Bateman.

Hit by Disaster? How to Get What You Deserve From Insurers or FEMA

Experts offered plenty of advice about ways to make the disaster-recovery process work. Here’s what to do and what to avoid.

Hurricane Helene Death Toll Climbs, But Many Remain Missing

The storm’s death toll has climbed past 225, but many people remain unaccounted for and searching for them is complicated. Their families are desperate for answers.

A Deluge of Rain Poured Out of the Heavens. But There’s Still No Drinking Water.

City officials have refused to provide estimates of when the devastated water system in Asheville, N.C., will be back in operation.

Is Gender the Most Important Issue in the Trump-Harris Election?

Harris could be the first female president. But it’s Trump and Vance who are playing the gender card.

Campus Protest Investigations Hang Over Schools as New Academic Year Begins

Dozens of discrimination complaints brought by conservative and pro-Jewish groups after the Oct. 7 attacks last year have spawned lengthy federal inquiries that some worry could chill free speech on campus.