How Child Care in New York City Became Unaffordable for Nearly Everyone Even upper-middle-class New Yorkers are struggling to pay for child care. The workers who provide it are struggling too.

How Ben Sasse Became a Combatant in Florida’s Education Wars As Ron DeSantis has turned public education into a political battleground, his state’s flagship university, now led by the former G.O.P. senator from Nebraska, has not remained neutral territory.

How “This Fool” Became the Summer’s Best Comedy submitted by /u/zsreport

I started a 403b when I became a teacher – should I move this money somewhere else? When I moved into teaching I was offered a 403b and signed up, putting a few hundred dollars a month into this fund. It sounded like a good deal at the time – basically 0 fees, invested into an S&P 500 index fund, and when I retired it would pay out as an annuity. Now a few years on, I’ve made ~$9,100 in contributions. I’m realizing that when I…

How Jewell Loyd became the WNBA scoring champion From becoming a two-sport star to working on her mind and body on and off the court, Jewell Loyd grew into the league’s top scorer and the leader Seattle needed.

How China became the king of new nuclear power, and how the U.S. is trying to stage a comeback China is the current king of new nuclear power construction. The US is attempting to launch a comeback, but its still unknown whether that will be successful.

What did you do before it became commonly accepted as unethical? This post is inspired by the riding an elephants thread. I ran with the bulls in 2011, climbed Uluru in 2008 and rode an elephant in 2006. Now I feel bad. I feel like, at the time, there was a quiet discussion about the ethics of the activities but they were very normalised. I also climbed the pyramids, and got a piece of the Berlin Wall as a so…

How a Harvard Professor Became the World’s Leading Alien Hunter Avi Loeb’s single-minded search for extraterrestrial life has made him the most famous practicing astronomer in the country — and possibly the most controversial.

How the Jackson Hole Conference Became an Economic Obsession Investors and economists are watching the event this week closely. How did a remote Wyoming conference become so central?

How Hugh Findletar Became a Rare Black Glass Artist in Venice The former first lady, Naomi Campbell and Anne Hathaway are among those whose faces Hugh Findletar has reimagined as glass vases.

What’s a one time joke from a sitcom you wish became a running gag? My main gripe is about Frasier. My two favorite jokes from that show that I think should’ve been expanded was Daphne’s American accent, when she’s calling Johnny’s Steakhouse and she tells Frasier I’m trying my American and he responds, your certainly trying this American. My second is the gag involving Martin and Daphne pretending their spies i…

What’s the most boring song that ever became famous? You Fill Up My Senses by John Denver just came on in the cafe I was in. I ordered another coffee just to stay awake while it played. submitted by /u/TheTisforTiberius

How after-school clubs became a new battleground in the Satanic Temple’s push to preserve separation of church and state (The Conversation) — The controversial – and often misunderstood – extracurricular groups tend to raise controversy. But under equal access laws, schools can’t discriminate against a club based on its point of view. The post How after-school clubs became a new battleground in the Satanic Temple’s push to preserve separation of church and state a…

How the Baltimore Orioles Became the AL’s Best Team One of the youngest and cheapest rosters in Major League Baseball has powered Baltimore to the best record in the American League. The Orioles are just getting started.

Turbulent Waters: How the Black Sea Became a Hot Spot in the War The Black Sea, a largely overlooked part of the war in Ukraine, is suddenly a cauldron of military and geopolitical tensions. The region is deeply important to both Moscow and the West.

How a Sexual Assault in a School Bathroom Became a Political Weapon It was an explosive claim — that a Virginia school district covered up a crime in order to protect transgender rights. But was it true?

Took this photo in PEI, i thought the way the puddles became mirrors amongst the red sand was really cool. Thoughts? submitted by /u/Priivy

How I Became a Watchmaker Welcome to “How I Became,” the Lifehacker series where I ask real people about how they really got their jobs. This week I had the pleasure of chatting with Matt Chapman, a modern watchmaker. The official term is “horologist:” someone who studies the art of designing and making watches and clocks. Read more…

‘Dodgeball’ director: How ‘The Ocho’ became a thing In advance of ESPN’s “The Ocho” programming on Aug.3-5, “DodgeBall” director Rawson Marshall Thurber discussed the film and the origin of “The Ocho” joke.

How This Nerdy Teen Became the FBI’s Most Wanted Hacker submitted by /u/-Boobs_