The astute among you may remember an earlier version of this Russian beauty, the Lapa, which I featured last year around this ...

This important study combines optogenetic manipulations and wide-field imaging to show that the retrosplenial cortex controls behavioral responses to whisker deflection in a context-dependent manner.

Zohran Mamdani is reveling in what he calls a “new era” for New York City. He was officially sworn in just after midnight ...

The 34-year-old democratic socialist’s swearing in and block party highlight his previously improbable rise to become the ...

Zohran Mamdani hailed “a new era” for New York on Thursday, promising in his inaugural address to deliver on the ambitious ...

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Mayor Mamdani’s promise to freeze rents for roughly 2 million New Yorkers survived a late-game challenge when a homeowner advocate rejected ex-Mayor Adams’ 11th hour offer for her to ...

This is what the Defector staff read and enjoyed in 2025. The Trials of Gabriel Ward Murder Mystery Series, by Sally Smith ...