Life
The extra bands inside a New Jersey rainbow
NASA's October 4 feature used an older Jersey Shore photograph to explain supernumerary rainbows. The narrow bands come from light interference.
October 4, 2026 · 2 min read
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Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta: choose a session and allow for weather
Albuquerque's nine-day gathering rewards careful transport planning. Choose the session you want before deciding where to stay or how to arrive.
October 3, 2026 · 4 min read
Culture
The missing camera arm in Curiosity's Mars selfie
NASA's October 3 picture feature revisited a 2018 panorama. The photograph's construction explains why the rover seems to have taken it without a photographer.
October 3, 2026 · 3 min read
Technology
Review Mac Full Disk Access after Apple announces additional controls
An October 2 developer notice promised more explicit consent for an unusually broad Mac permission. Apple did not announce that every new control had already shipped.
October 2, 2026 · 4 min read
The Edit
Chicago Botanic Garden's bulb sale: plan the bed before buying
The October 2 through 4 sale offered spring-flowering bulbs and growing advice, with bulk orders limited to local pickup and no substitutions.
October 2, 2026 · 4 min read
News
Crew-13 launched with a science workload waiting in orbit
The four-person mission left Florida on October 1. Its experiments include tissue research, plant growth, and astronaut health.
October 1, 2026 · 1 min read
The Edit
Draw from the Index of American Design, at home or in Washington
The Index of American Design turns shoes, toys and household objects into subjects worth a second look. A small library exhibition offers a way in.
October 1, 2026 · 4 min read
The Edit
Mary Cassatt: After Impressionism, from color prints to a lost Chicago mural
The Chicago exhibition follows Cassatt's later paintings, pastels and color prints, with surviving material connected to her lost 1893 mural Modern Woman.
September 30, 2026 · 3 min read
The Edit
Patrick Ryan's Buckeye reaches paperback: two families across generations
Patrick Ryan follows two Midwestern families across generations. The September 29 paperback offers a new format for readers who prefer an extended story in print.
September 29, 2026 · 2 min read
Life
Starbucks adds air-whipped Aerocano to its core menu on September 29
Starbucks' air-whipped Blonde Espresso drink joined the North American core menu alongside a caramel version. Mini pies arrived the same day.
September 29, 2026 · 1 min read
AI
Claude Sonnet 5.5 keeps main API rates and halves the cache-read price
Anthropic's September 28 release kept the headline API token prices while cutting cache-read pricing and claiming lower cost per task.
September 28, 2026 · 2 min read
The Edit
Home of the Future at LACMA examines the promise of easier housework
LACMA's exhibition traces sixty years of domestic design, from self-cleaning kitchens to plastic houses and desktop computers.
September 28, 2026 · 2 min read