Times Square

Last month, Ecuador-born, Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Maria Usbeck released her sophomore album Envejeciendo, a collection of eight lovely, aqueous synth-pop meditations on the process of aging. And today, she came by our New York office in Times Square …

Every week, we share the shortcuts, workspaces, and productivity tips of our favorite experts. This week, were going behind the scenes at Lifehacker. Im Joel Kahn, and this is how I work. Location: New York CityCurrent gig: Senior Video ProducerCurrent compu…

Marketers looking to improve the inclusivity of their campaigns have a new tooland new reasons to use it. On Monday, the Association of National Advertisers released the Cultural Insights Impact Measure, a metric that gauges the cultural relevance of an ad an…

Shooting out on location in a busy environment like New York City can be extremely difficult. When dealing with police, public safety, traffic, and pedestrians, it can often be near impossible to create the look you want without sacrificing your lighting. The…

Every week, we share the shortcuts, workspaces, and productivity tips of our favorite experts. This week, were going behind the scenes at Lifehacker. Im Tim Mulkerin, and this is how I work. Name: Tim MulkerinLocation: New York, NYCurrent gig: Social media e…

One Piece has all the clout a franchise could ever want. The title is largely revered as the most successful manga to ever come from Japan, and it continues to reel in new fans by the day. With its anime celebrating a big milestone year, the team at Toei Anim…

A smoky fire at the Hyatt Times Square on West 45th Street prompted the evacuation of guests on Sunday morning. The fire, which started in duct work, was reported about 7:40 a.m., a Fire Department spokesman said. Three people had minor injuries, the spokesm…

Media captionGillean McLeod was 60 when a swimsuit photoshoot launched her modelling career Gillean McLeod only had her first professional photos taken when she was in her early 50s and her career as a model did not take off until a swimsuit shoot at the age…

When you create and post an Instagram story in a public space you may be inadvertently giving away far more information about yourself and your movements than you realize. As ubiquitous surveillance intersects with social media data trails, it has become inc…

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