Starmer’s Communications Chief Quits, Adding to British Leader’s Woes
The director of communications for Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain resigned on Monday, adding to a sense of crisis...
Bad Bunny’s Halftime History Lesson
There is perhaps no stage more visible than the Super Bowl halftime show, viewed each year by upward of 100...
The difference between gold and silver: a sliver.
They start skiing down the mountain like any other downhiller. But then they’re going backward. And scooting along metal rails...
Olympians Love Pasta. They’re in the Right Place.
The Olympic Games have only just begun, but already the athletes of the world owe the host nation a debt...
In Bad Bunny’s Halftime Show, a Real Wedding With 70,000 Guests
Some fans spent the second half of the Super Bowl focused on the Seattle Seahawks closing out a decisive victory...
The Winter Olympics Mascot Is a Stoat. A What?
When they picked a mascot for the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, they chose an eagle. The United States, eagle...
Jimmy Lai’s 20-Year Sentence Follows Beijing’s Playbook on Dissent
For decades, Jimmy Lai, the media mogul, used his wealth and his newsroom in Hong Kong to criticize Beijing’s authoritarian...
How Japan’s Leader Rescued Her Party from the Abyss
Last summer, Japan’s long-dominant political force, the Liberal Democratic Party, faced a crisis. Plagued by scandal, it had suffered a...
What’s Your Reaction to Super Bowl LX?
On Sunday, the Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots 29-13 in Super Bowl LX. Were you watching? If so,...
The Glorious Spectacle of a Republican Gone Rogue
What does it look and sound like when a Republican lawmaker who has mostly been a cheerleader for Team Trump...
Cold Deaths in New York Climb to 18 as Frigid Winds Linger
The death toll from a bitter cold spell in New York City climbed to 18 on Sunday, as many New...
A City, Taken
In a neighborhood in the heart of Goma, Roger Lufwamba, 55, a father of five daughters, sat in his house...
Five Years After Myanmar Coup, ‘Even Hope Has Become a Risk’
After a landmark election ended half a century of military rule in her country, the university lecturer believed education was...
Billionaire Called Epstein a ‘Blessing’ as They Made Deals
The billionaire exchanged nearly 2,000 emails with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein over more than a decade, revealing deeply personal...
Jerrold Nadler Has Picked a Successor. Will That Matter to Voters?
Representative Jerrold Nadler was still wavering over whether to retire from a storied career in Congress last February when he...
