Known for its amplified sound and versatility, the electric guitar has had an intriguing rise to popularity since 1750.

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String theory proposes tiny vibrating strings existing across 10 dimensions, unifying forces and particles beyond the familiar three spatial dimensions plus time. Journalists turn in access badges, ...

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It’s bad news for Bridget Jones. Because in an astonishing turn of events that no sartorial soothsayer could have seen coming, big pants are officially over. That’s right: the era of comfortable, ...

Today, on the last day of the U.S. Open, we have a chat with a tennis writer. By Adam B. Kushner I am the editor of this newsletter. I’m a delusional tennis player. Not the kind who brags about his ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: String theory—the idea that particles are not point-like, but instead one-dimensional strings—is a popular theoretical framework that attempts to ...

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