Cinephiles Took Their Own Odysseys to Watch ‘The Odyssey’
Even before buying his movie tickets for the opening weekend of “The Odyssey,” Christopher Nolan’s long-awaited epic, Zach Weible reserved...
Can I Wear Big Jewels With My Jeans and T-Shirt?
I have a beautiful, sparkly, wide Vivienne Westwood bracelet. But I am a single woman with a mundane life, fighting...
Burnham Set to Become Britain’s First Openly Roman Catholic Prime Minister
Andy Burnham is set to be the first lifelong Roman Catholic to become prime minister of Britain when he is...
To Sell the ‘Odyssey,’ Publishers, Like Its Hero, Get Wily
It’s the climax of the “Odyssey.” Odysseus, back in Ithaca at long last, finds his home swarming with suitors vying...
The Nerves and Thrills of Being a ‘Swan Lake’ Extra
One Tuesday evening in July, I made my American Ballet Theater debut in “Swan Lake” at the Metropolitan Opera House....
How Cat Cohen Turned a Stroke Into a Joke, and a New Show
Cat Cohen was zipping up the bag she had just packed for a trip to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe when...
Ukraine Battlefield Momentum Helps Spur Interest in Postwar Investment
The mood has shifted on the war in Ukraine. Just ask the businessmen who sipped cocktails and toasted deals one...
Zelensky Faces Pressure to Remove Ukraine’s Top General
Pressure mounted on President Volodymyr Zelensky to dismiss Ukraine’s top commander on Monday, as a growing number of active-duty soldiers...
Why Epidemics Breed Rage at Health Workers
Efforts to contain Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo did not begin well. Patients fled a treatment unit in...
This Is Not the Answer to Soaring Health Care Costs
With health insurance premiums surging again, a growing chorus of economists and policymakers has settled on a cure for American...
‘Heated Rivalry,’ ‘Dukes,’ ‘Othello’ and More Crowd-Pleasing Theater to See
‘Big Feelings’ A little infantilizing goes a long way in Ryan Drake’s immersive play, in which the audience puts its...
Can Arizona Republicans Moderate Enough to Win Back the State?
On the debate stage last month in Arizona, Representative Andy Biggs, the leading candidate in the state’s Republican primary for...
Can Arizona Republicans Moderate Enough to Win Back the State?
On the debate stage last month in Arizona, Representative Andy Biggs, the leading candidate in the state’s Republican primary for...
A Mother Strangled Her Children. Was It Mental Illness, or Murder?
More than three years after the town of Duxbury, Mass., was shocked by an incomprehensible crime, its residents are bracing...
With His Latest, Colson Whitehead Pulls Off Another Score
COOL MACHINE, by Colson Whitehead “Cherish your old apartments and pause for a moment when you pass them,” Colson Whitehead...
