Patriots to unveil Tom Brady statue on Aug. 8

Jun 12, 2025, 02:03 PM ET The New England Patriots will unveil a statue of quarterback Tom Brady outside of Gillette Stadium before their Aug. 8 preseason game against the Washington Commanders. The team announced the details on Thursday, since June 12 is known as “Tom Brady Day” in Patriots territory, and the date also…

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Should you water your orchid with ice cubes?

“Moth orchids are tropical plants…” Shutterstock/SoNelly With such a wholesome image, the world of horticulture can have some surprisingly passionate debates. So while it is probably extremely unwise, I thought I would wade into one of the most heated questions in gardening in recent years: should you really water tropical orchids with ice cubes? Bear…

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Does Using AI Make Me Lazy?

There are more deep-set, fundamental forces at play here, says Maiden. “AI, which mimics expertise and effectively closes the gap between the expert and the novice, threatens our professional identity,” he explains. “If used for idea generation, it gets increasingly fraught, as ideas are a projection of people and their values—they create emotional and social…

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Streeting urges doctors to vote no in strike ballot

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has urged doctors in England to “vote no” in a ballot on industrial action which gets under way on Tuesday. In a BBC interview, he urged resident doctors, the new name for junior doctors, to “work with the government” and warned strikes risked hampering the progress being made in the NHS….

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