The Strait of Hormuz Was Supposed to Be Too Big to Fail
The Strait of Hormuz is usually an idyllic place for a vacation. Expats stationed in Dubai travel by road to...
Zelensky Sends Negotiators to the U.S., Hoping to Revive Peace Talks
Three weeks after the outbreak of war in the Middle East froze U.S.-led negotiations to end the war in Ukraine,...
The Motley Crew Who Saved America’s Birds
THE FEATHER WARS: And the Great Crusade to Save America’s Birds, by James H. McCommons In the late 19th and...
After ‘Baby Reindeer,’ Richard Gadd Confronts Male Sexual Repression
In 2024, the relatively unknown Scottish writer and performer Richard Gadd had the strange experience of seeing the lowest moments...
What to Know About Electric Cars When Gas Prices Are Surging
Electric car owners may be feeling smug because they don’t need to worry about soaring gasoline prices. And people with...
High Gas Prices, Driven Up by the Iran War, Loom Over the Midterms
As they entered this midterm year, many Democratic and Republican politicians agreed on one central campaign theme. This would be...
President Trump’s Ballroom Architect, Roasting in the Hot Seat
He is successful, rich and approaching the end of a long career. So fellow architects and colleagues wonder why Shalom...
Iranian Sailors, Including Survivors of Torpedoed Ship, Remain in Limbo
The fate of Iranian sailors stranded by war thousands of miles from their country remains undecided. More than 250 sailors...
Fab 5 Freddy Remembers Hip-Hop’s Global Takeover
EVERYBODY’S FLY: A Life of Art, Music, and Changing the Culture, by Fred Brathwaite, a.k.a. Fab 5 Freddy, with Mark...
You’ve Lost Your Health Insurance. It Shouldn’t Have Been a Surprise.
After 12 years ministering to the needs of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, Tammy Alexander retired from full-time work in...
Public References to Cesar Chavez Are Being Removed Across the U.S.
He was a champion of the civil rights movement and a hero to many Latinos. On memorials across the United...
Sanders Will Rally for N.Y. Tax Increase. Mamdani Does Not Plan to Join.
Senator Bernie Sanders has agreed to headline a previously unannounced rally in New York City next week, lending his star...
The ‘Hunger Games,’ Hamptons-Style: Hiring a Private Chef for Summer
The lobster shacks are still closed for the season in the Hamptons, and the privet hedges are still nestled in...
Fearing Chaos of Climate Change, Some Seek Answers in Virtual Classroom
When Jason Haaheim, a principal timpanist for the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, found himself furloughed indefinitely, without an apartment and newly...
One Year After Trump’s $400 Million Ultimatum, a Different Columbia
One year ago, the Trump administration froze $400 million in federal research funding for Columbia University because of what the...
