8 Hotels Around the World With Breathtaking Bedscapes

So often, luxury hotel beds are quietly elegant, deep, and sumptuous—perhaps dressed in high-thread-count Frette linens or ...

World Baseball Classic 2026: Pool Play Day No. 3 thread

Today the World Baseball Classic’s group stage enters full swing as pool play games kick off in Houston, Miami, and San Juan.
The Conversation

After ‘code brown’, how long before the pool is safe again? Water quality experts explain

Ian A. Wright receives research and consulting funding from industry, local and state government bodies. Katherine Warwick receives funding from industry, local and state government bodies. Katherine ...
The Guardian

In the tiny outback town of Underbool, the community pool is a ‘vital’ part of life – and they almost lost it

Locals in the Victorian Mallee town, where summer temperatures regularly top 45C, fought for 10 years to save the only swimming spot for 50km Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news ...
The New York Times

They Don’t Tell You How Fun the Resistance Can Be

Mr. McGrath is an essayist. He wrote from Minneapolis. In the resistance we drive minivans, we take ’em low and slow down Nicollet Avenue, our trunks stuffed with hockey skates and scuffed Frisbees ...
Yahoo! Sports

World Baseball Classic schedule, scores, standings: Canada wins Pool A, Dominican Republic wins Pool D, Italy wins Pool B, and Team USA advances with Mexico loss

Team USA is viewed as the favorite to win the WBC, which it last won in 2017. Japan is a three-time champion, winning most recently in 2023. Even after the Venezuelans were defeated, it was difficult ...