Philippe Stern Took Risks. Patek Philippe Shows They Paid Off.
In 1963, when Philippe Stern, then the 25-year-old scion of the family-owned Swiss watch brand Patek Philippe, arrived in New...
How a Band of Difficult Thinkers Shaped One Author, and the World
THE FRENCHMEN: Or, My Life in Theory, by Emily Eakin When I arrived at the philosophy department of the University...
Like It or Not, Summer Means Storytime at Ballet Theater
The cat is out of the bag. When Susan Jaffe, the artistic director of American Ballet Theater, steps onstage during...
This Is a Terrible Way to Address the Risk of A.I. Of Course Trump Loves It.
President Trump is not the first world leader to insist that the government take stakes in private corporations. But outside...
Why States Are Making It Harder to Save Money With Solar Panels
The math on solar panels is getting tougher. President Trump ended the federal tax credit last year, but the story...
Flash Floods Kill at Least 23 in Afghanistan
At least 23 people died and more than 80 others were injured in flash floods that struck a province in...
The Rise of Fashion Slop
There is nothing more human than good taste, since there’s no way to define it. It’s mysterious. But you know...
He Sent $1 to Mamdani. City Hall Sent It Back.
Good morning. It’s Tuesday. Today we’ll find out what happened when a Brooklyn artist decorated a $1 bill and sent...
The Never-Ending Life of ‘Les Misérables’
Those highly emotional, belt-loving French denizens of “Les Misérables” never stay silent for long. Starting Thursday, “Les Misérables: The Arena...
‘Too Rare to Care’? A New Center for Rare Diseases Hopes to Change That
Without fail, David Liu of the Broad Institute gets at least 20 messages every week from desperate parents. Their child,...
What We Know About Tuesday’s Arizona Primaries
In Arizona, one of the nation’s fiercest political battlegrounds, Republicans are looking for candidates who can return their party to...
A Family’s Daring Escape From North Korea ‘to Live and Stand Tall’
Rain lashed a flimsy wooden boat as it tossed through a churning sea, its engine straining against the swell. Under...
The Maduro Case May Be About to Take a Hairpin Turn
A lot has happened in the half year since U.S. Special Forces kidnapped President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela and his...
Philippines Says Sailor Was Injured in Skirmish With Chinese Coast Guard
The Philippine military accused China’s coast guard of injuring one of its sailors in a scuffle that broke out on...
The U.S. Is Pulling Back on Energy Efficiency Just as Prices Are Rising
The Trump administration is dismantling a wide array of federal energy-efficiency programs at the same time that war in Iran...
