Jimmy Donaldson, 22, a YouTube megastar better known as Mr. Beast, operates six YouTube channels with names like MrBeast,MrBeast Shorts and Beast Reacts that together have 91 million subscribers. People have viewed his videos more than 13 billion times. And last year as the pandemic raged, he became ...
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This article is part of our latest Design special report, which is about expanding the possibilities of your home.The latest home-related TikTok video to go viral begins with a woman’s voice patiently explaining that during the pandemic her husband turned their basement into … a video rental store ...
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This article is part of our latest Design special report, which is about expanding the possibilities of your home.The first place David and Dorothy Measer looked during their long and frustrating search for a house in the country was the area around Sequoia National Park, near Bakersfield, Calif ...
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This article is part of our latest Design special report, which is about expanding the possibilities of your home.Don’t call Travelers New Orleans a bed-and-breakfast.For one thing, there’s no breakfast (for now, anyway). For another, the phrase “conjures images of lace curtains and doilies,” said Ann Williams, who, ...
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A photographer in Berlin is capturing the lives of the consciously child-free.“I always knew I didn’t want kids. At 32, after a breakup and a move abroad, I re-examined my decision and nothing had changed.” — Guen Douglas, now 41.Zoë NobleZoë Noble was 32 when her doctor told ...
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Virtually live performances are getting livelier (and bigger), with some great acts and multi-artist concerts to watch this month.While many cities across the country are increasingly opening up, the state of entertainment remains bifurcated. Socially distanced indoor shows have returned to live-music venues like City Winery in New ...
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This week, learn about the history of Cinco de Mayo, explore the future of America’s Chinatowns or make paper flowers.Here is a sampling of the week’s events and how to tune in (all times are Eastern). Note that events are subject to change after publication.MondayCatch up on “Mission: ...
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Brie Larson was not at last week’s Oscars, though she won one for her acting in “Room,” about a mother in captivity, five years ago.Quarantine, a different sort of captivity, had brought forth some other talents. Ms. Larson can scuba-dive, find edible mushrooms in the forest, create songs ...
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Horse racing meet NFT mania on Zed Run, a digital platform where some top steeds are fetching six-figure sums.The Kentucky Derby may be the best-known stakes race happening in the equestrian world this weekend, but it’s hardly the only one.On Zed Run, a digital horse racing platform, several ...
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Bill Nye was geeking out in his sunny apartment in uptown Manhattan.“I can’t do anything without thinking about the science,” Mr. Nye said in early April, waving his arms around to make his point. “Look at this scene. We are on a Zoom call, which involves literally millions ...
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‘Fat Ham’ and new music.Welcome. It’s getting lighter earlier here in New York, daylight overeager to begin the day, like many of us lately. It’s May 1 tomorrow, the weekend again, deep into a springtime “tinged by mourning and exhaustion,” even as it promises more opportunities to get ...
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And how Barbara Tober and Peter Pennoyer have fared during the pandemic.With the New York charity circuit still on hiatus, here is how some philanthropists and society figures are spending their time and resources.Arianna HuffingtonAge: 70Occupation: founder and chief executive of Thrive Global, authorFavorite charities: First Responders First, ...
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Vaccination recipients surprising family members and filming the results are social media’s latest tear-jerker.Josh Reynolds, who works in tech sales and lives in American Fork, Utah, got vaccinated without telling his extended family. Two weeks after his second shot, in the middle of April, Mr. Reynolds, 29, took ...
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Vaccination recipients surprising family members and filming the results are social media’s latest tear-jerker.Josh Reynolds, who works in tech sales and lives in American Fork, Utah, got vaccinated without telling his extended family. Two weeks after his second shot, in the middle of April, Mr. Reynolds, 29, took ...
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