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
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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
The Edit
Brooklyn Book Festival moves indoors after the nor'easter
The 2026 Festival Day canceled its outdoor marketplace and moved three stages inside. Bookend events retained their own venues and registration details.
September 27, 2026 · 2 min read
News
Ravens beat Cowboys 34-31 on Tyler Loop’s last-second 56-yard kick
Tyler Loop's final-second field goal gave Baltimore a 34-31 win at Maracanã on September 27.
September 27, 2026 · 2 min read
The Edit
Public Lands Day brought river cleanups, trail work and ranger-led activities
September 26 projects ranged from Arizona river cleanup to Montana trail improvement. Preliminary estimates counted more than 700 events and 55,000 volunteers.
September 26, 2026 · 4 min read
The Edit
NYFF 2026: compare films, ticket routes and screening venues
The 64th New York Film Festival presented 34 Main Slate films, with screenings across five boroughs and several routes to a seat.
September 25, 2026 · 4 min read
The Edit
Chasing Clouds at the Met follows painted skies into photography
Oil sketches, paintings and photographs trace the changing ways artists represented a sky that would not stay still.
September 24, 2026 · 3 min read
The Edit
Borrow audiobooks with Libby and a participating library card
A participating library card opens Libby's ebooks, audiobooks and magazines without a subscription. Availability, holds and lending periods depend on the library.
September 23, 2026 · 4 min read
News
Arctic sea ice likely reaches 4.60 million-square-kilometer minimum; Antarctic maximum provisional
NSIDC reported a preliminary Arctic minimum of 4.60 million square kilometers and a likely Antarctic maximum of 17.59 million square kilometers.
September 23, 2026 · 2 min read
The Edit
All Hours brings Kwame Onwuachi's cooking from breakfast to late snacks
Kwame Onwuachi and Joshua David Stein's 288-page cookbook moves from corn milk French toast to Creole sausage roll-ups and red stew chicken parm.
September 22, 2026 · 2 min read
Business
Americans plan $13.5 billion in Halloween spending, with reuse still in the mix
NRF’s forecast combines a large holiday budget with shoppers looking for reusable costumes and decorations. It measures plans, not the final amount spent.
September 22, 2026 · 2 min read