As Astros fan Saul Malek read the criminal complaint alleging interpreter Ippei Mizuhara stole more than $16 million from Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani to pay his gambling debts, Malek was less stunned by the enormity of Mizuhara’s sports betting habit than by how familiar his behavior felt. Malek, 26, is a
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Lead in the drinking water is still a problem in the U.S. — especially in Chicago
Many cities have older lead service lines connecting homes to the water system. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption toggle caption Seth Wenig/AP Many cities have older lead service lines connecting homes to the water system. Seth Wenig/AP In Chicago, about 400,000 homes still get their tap water through lead service lines
How ‘3 Body Problem’ Created a Spectacular Disaster, With Strings Attached
It begins slowly, almost soundlessly. As an oil tanker glides through the Panama Canal, the flow of a hose slows to a trickle. The hose has been sliced in two. Then the man holding the hose falls apart, his body severed at the knees and waist. Strands of nanofibers, each
‘3 Body Problem’ Episode 7 Recap: Brain Drain
Season 1, Episode 7: ‘Only Advance’ Wanted: One intelligent human brain. Dying donors preferred. Serious consideration of whether or not aliens should just go ahead and take over a plus. Must survive 300 nuclear explosions in outer space. Estimated travel time: 200 years. Return transportation not provided. Full human bodies
‘3 Body Problem’ Season Finale Recap: Absolute Power
Walking one of the aforementioned one-night stands — a woman whose name he doesn’t even know, like in the “Mulva” episode of “Seinfeld” — to her ride home, he narrowly avoids three self-driving cars seemingly aimed directly at him. The woman, whose name he now remembers was Nora (Lily Newmark),
‘3 Body Problem’ Episode 6 Recap: Man with a Plan
Humanity has advantages over the invaders, Wade points out. We can lie, and the San-Ti cannot. Our development of technological know-how occurs at a much faster pace then theirs; even if the sophon interference prevents further advancement of existing science, we can think laterally using the tools we already have
How Do You Solve a Problem Like ‘Bayadère’? Send In the Cowboys.
One after the other, women in white step out of the wings, reaching forward into space before swaying gently back, arms overhead. Then they take two steps forward and begin the sequence all over again. This rocking motion, forward and back, repeats for several minutes, until the stage is filled
‘3 Body Problem’ Episode 5 Recap: Judgment Day
This time, the San-Ti, represented by the placid-voiced swordswoman who’s served as their mouthpiece throughout the series, detail their plan. Unlike their disaster-shattered civilization, humanity accrues technological development at an accelerating pace over time, leading the aliens to conclude that their invasion will be defeated easily by the time it
‘3 Body Problem’ Episode 4 Recap: The Raid
In reality, the organization run by Mike and Wenjie, for all its access to advanced alien technology and good old-fashioned petrodollars, is the missing scale in the alien invasion’s invulnerable breast. Its recruitment technique leaves something to be desired, for example. Did they really think Jin would be thrilled to
‘3 Body Problem’ Episode 3 Recap: Coming Soon to a Planet Near You
Season 1, Episode 3: ‘Destroyer of Worlds’ Anyone else feel like a deer in the headlights? Anyone agree that this is a great way for an alien-invasion story to make us feel? With its subtly stunning third episode, “3 Body Problem” reveals the double meaning of its title. On one