The I.R.S. Tried to Stop This Tax Dodge. Scott Bessent Used It Anyway.
It was an easy and, by all accounts, legal way to avoid paying thousands, and potentially millions, in federal taxes....
A Company Sold Investors $1 Billion in Art. Did it Paint Too Rosy a Picture?
Why should only deep-pocketed millionaires enjoy the sorts of profits that can come from investing in high-end art? That simple,...
Do You Really Need to ‘Refuel’ During Exercise?
Sunny Blende, a sports nutritionist, once described ultramarathons as “eating and drinking contests, with a little exercise and scenery thrown...
This Diamond Sold for the Bargain Price of $25.6 Million
A 9.51-carat blue diamond sold for $25.6 million at an auction in Switzerland on Tuesday — a steal compared to...
‘The Baker’s Wife’ Review: Ariana DeBose Returns to New York Stage
Much has happened in the four years since Ariana DeBose starred as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story,” then...
The Stars of ‘Chess’ Know the Score
“Let me take my jacket off,” Nicholas Christopher said. “I’ve got to redeem myself.” This was on a grim October...
Who Pays When A.I. Is Wrong?
Sales representatives for Wolf River Electric, a solar contractor in Minnesota, noticed an unusual uptick in canceled contracts late last...
Missing at U.N.’s Climate Meeting: American Executives
Top U.S. government officials are skipping the annual United Nations climate summit for the first time in 30 years. And...
All the Canals and Charm of Amsterdam. None of the Crowds.
The story of how the Dutch city of Leiden became a global center of science and philosophy begins with an...
Africa Is Rising. The World Shouldn’t Turn Its Back.
Africa is expected to see a massive population boom in the next several decades. At the same time, the United...
In ‘The Seduction,’ a ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ for This Moment
Midway through HBO Max’s first French-language series, “The Seduction,” its heroine, Isabelle de Merteuil, rallies after a vicious attack on...
Do Technology Bans Work for Teenagers?
Does your school ban cellphones? If so, do you think the policy is working to keep students off screens and...
Democrats Are Teaching Trump the Wrong Lesson
At roughly the same time that Senate Democrats were readying themselves to cave to their Republican colleagues on Sunday —...
The Business Elite Needs Mamdani. They Just Don’t Know It Yet.
The election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City has set off the usual round of panic among...
Japan’s Leader Started a Meeting at 3 A.M. Then Came the Backlash.
Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is known as an inveterate workhorse. She often skips social gatherings and has openly...
