Indiatimes15d
Civic body forms 15 teams to repair defunct street lights
Ranchi: With nearly 60% of its 58,000 street lights non-functional, Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) on Thursday set up 15 teams to ensure its timely repair and maintenance. The teams would ...
Christian Science Monitor25d
The ‘Repair Café’ movement has become a powerful force for a fix-it culture
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...
The New York Times25d
THE STORY OF THE SEWING-MACHINE.; Its Invention Improvements Social, Industrial and Commercial Importance.
Prominent among these are the Electric Telegraph, the Reaper and Mower, and the Sewing-Machine ... stitch," but this class of machines did not assume a practical form until the year 1851, when ...
Rolling Stone26d
‘It’s About How Power Works’: Author Liz Pelly on Her New Spotify Book, ‘Mood Machine’
Each December, journalist Liz Pelly observes Spotify Wrapped day with a mix of horror and hope. For the past decade or so, Pelly has been writing critical essays and investigations into Spotify ...