Opinion

When people buy new homes, they usually buy the latest gadgets and technologies to make them more efficient, environmentally-friendly, and convenient.  By 2050, those will include advanced robots, AI, 3D printing, augmented reality, and computer screens in every room.  These will change how we live and where we live.  And in many cases, these advances will not just be found in our house but built into them. 

While Americans were wondering whether the banking crisis is over, when food inflation will be brought under control and concerned about a market selloff, stunning news about an attempted coup in Russia shocked us all.

Big business is fascinating because the people in charge wield enormous power, have fabulous wealth, and are privy to all kinds of secrets.  Prominent among them is George Soros.  Although widely known for many decades, in many ways he remains an enigma, shrouded in mystery and rumor.   

Are those booming construction sounds getting on your nerves, or are they music to your ears, helping New York get up and running post-pandemic?  Some may answer “Yes” to the first while others answer “Yes” to the latter.  But we should welcome these sounds, because without them, we’d all be in trouble. 

There are few foods that can compete with ice cream.  It offers some relief on stressful days, and is inexpensive and readily available.  These are things everyone would agree with.   

Where there’s smoke there must be fire, but nobody has to remind New Yorkers about that.  Our friends in Canada already have.

The weather on June 7 was quite pleasant for this time of year, but all those who went outside to enjoy it received a nasty jolt.  Heavy smoke from fires in Quebec were blown hundreds of miles to New York and other areas.