#New York City Subway

Source: Big Think The life choices that had led me to be sitting in a booth underneath a banner that read “Ask a Philosopher” – at the entrance to the New York City subway at 57th and 8th – were perhaps random but inevitable. I’d been a “public philosopher” for 15 years, so I readily agreed to

Author: Rachel Kraus / Source: Mashable Ahh, tech industry hubris. It never ceases to inspire. On Thursday, Elon Musk held an information session to discuss the progress of his Boring Company, and share his vision for the future of transportation in Los Angeles. What that amounts to is … wait

Source: Sunny Skyz A commuter on the NYC subway captured a touching moment between two complete strangers. Credit: Denise Wilson / Facebook Denise Wilson was on her way home from work when she noticed a man, Corey Simmons, looking at math problems inside of a folder. A few stops later a

Author: Jessica Leigh Hester / Source: Atlas Obscura The subway doors slide open, commuters shuffle in and out, and swarm the platform. Philip Ashforth Coppola doesn’t seem to notice the bustle at all. He stays put, feet planted, close to the wall, flicking his eyes between the tiles and his

Update (8 pm ET): The New York Daily News has published more details about the pipe bombs assembled by suspected NYC terrorist Akayed Ullah. Apparently, the bombs were comprised of "broken Christmas tree lights and nine-volt batteries". Describing them as "rudimentary" would probably be too