You can buy all kinds of conventional clocks that have hands and numbers for easy reading. Or, like [Fabio Ricci], you could build yourself something a little more esoteric, like this neat shadow ...

A lot of the time, we must assign our own meaning to the numbers on the clock. 8:30 AM is work kicking off, 12 PM is lunch, and 5PM is when the corporate chains release us to what’s left of the day.

The Hollywood couple’s three-bedroom apartment is on the 14th floor of 212 Fifth Avenue, where Jeff Bezos also owns several units. By Vivian Marino In a new book, two botanists hope to reintroduce the ...