6 New Books We Love This Week
Every week, the critics and editors at the The New York Times Book Review pick the most interesting and notable...
A Guide to N.Y.C. Holiday Events: Music, Lights and More
It is holiday season in New York City. Window displays are full of spirited decorations, the Rockefeller tree has arrived...
Gen X-ers Have Money to Spend. Why Are Retailers Ignoring Them?
The first ad Kerry Johnson noticed when she turned 50 this year wasn’t for birthday freebies, store discounts or last-minute...
Sean Duffy Longs for the ‘Golden Age’ of Air Travel. What Was That Like?
When Pan Am introduced its first jetliner, a Boeing 707 named “America,” with an inaugural flight on Oct. 26, 1958,...
Irresistible Deals Put Them in Debt. Now They’re Trying to Manage Their Overspending.
Holiday sales can put Kristen Conti in a good mood. Whether it’s a bargain on home décor, designer shoes or...
This Year, the Billionaires Give Thanks for Trump
Donald Trump has never been much for gratitude or giving back. The notion that he owes anybody anything for his...
How Europe Lost Its Voice on Ukraine, Then Tried to Get It Back
When Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany first learned of the Trump administration’s peace plan for Ukraine last Thursday, he was...
America, the Hungry
In America, at least 47 million people are living with hunger. They may not know when their next meals will...
Time to Let My Brother Kevin Do the Carving
My researcher, Andrew Trunsky, suggested gummies as a Thanksgiving side dish. He knows the annual toast to President Trump at...
5 Years After His Death, John Prine Gets a Cinematic Send-Off
For someone so close to his family, friends and community, John Prine’s funeral was an uncharacteristically distant affair. The memorial...
‘Blossoms Shanghai’ Review: In the Mood for Commerce
Wong Kar-wai’s “In the Mood for Love,” with its silences and stillnesses and utter stylization, seems longer in the memory...
Here Comes Labubu
“I was so upset that I didn’t get to see her,” said Alena Chuchen, a seventh grader who lives on...
All of the Turkeys Ain’t in the Zoo
Bret Stephens: Hi, Frank. There are a few turkeys we need to dig into, politically speaking, before we get to...
‘We Are Going to Have to Fight Three Wars’
I have profoundly mixed feelings about the peace talks now underway to end the war in Ukraine. On one hand,...
Storytelling With a Bit of Sparkle
It is unusual to find Cartier Panthères, Ghanaian gold rings and a 1970s-era Rolex glinting from the pages of children’s...
