Britain’s New Leader Starts With Electricity Tax Cut
Prime Minister Andy Burnham of Britain announced on Tuesday the elimination of value-added taxes on electricity, saying that the change...
Lebanese Troops Deploy in Israeli-Held Village Under New Cease-Fire Plan
The Lebanese army deployed on Tuesday in a village in the south of the country after Israeli forces withdrew, marking...
Trump Is Squeezing Canada. Don’t Expect Carney to Roll Over.
For Canada and the United States, it was always going to be a bumpy summer. Ever since the United States...
Lost at Sea, the Pan Am Clipper Endeavor Is Found After Over 70 Years
The flight lasted less than nine minutes, the right two engines losing power in quick succession as the Douglas DC-4...
Burnham Promises Hope and Change. The Hurdles Are High.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham used his first remarks as Britain’s new leader to proclaim the formation of his government as...
Two Young Brothers and Their Search for Venezuela’s Dead
He had hacked apart concrete and sawed through rebar and pressed on through heat and dust and exhaustion, persevering as...
Hot, Uncomfortable, Matchless: Opera Pilgrims Can’t Quit Bayreuth
The first time I went to the Bayreuth Festival, that hallowed temple of Wagnerian opera, I nearly panicked just taking...
‘The Odyssey’ Is Everywhere. Here Are 7 Bold Film Reimaginings.
Christopher Nolan recently told The New York Times that “The Odyssey,” Homer’s nearly 3,000-year-old epic poem, was his “ur-text,” saying,...
Patek Philippe’s Nautilus at 50
The Nautilus debuted as an unconventional proposition for Patek Philippe. Fifty years later, it has become the company’s defining model....
A Dad’s Solution to His Son’s Difficulty With Watches
Darren Sher’s love of horology started at a young age: When he was 11 years old, he asked his parents...
He Played a Soccer Star on ‘Ted Lasso.’ Now He’s on the Pitch as a Pro.
For Cristo Fernandez, fútbol really is life. For three seasons, he portrayed the infectiously joyful and endlessly dedicated soccer player...
When Listening to Music Was a Team Sport
For 120 years — until June 1, 1999, actually, when the file-sharing service Napster went live — the enjoyment of...
What’s in a Watch Shape?
When Yoni Ben-Yehuda, the head of watches at the luxury retailer Material Good, woke in New York on April 14,...
When the Family Trade Is Murder
THE MORTONS, by Justine Larbalestier and Scott Westerfeld The Morton family — wildly powerful, highly criminal — has gathered for...
In Venice, Clocks That Convey More Than Just Time
The mechanical clocks that the Franco-Swiss artist Julian Charrière has on display at the Museo Correr in Venice do not...
