Europe Wants to Be Less Reliant on American Tech. Here’s Its Plan.
European Union officials unveiled a broad plan on Wednesday to reduce dependence on American technology, which they increasingly see as...
How Poets Went From Describing Art to Personally Admiring It
Here’s a little party-banter riddle I like to amuse myself with: What is the classic example of a classic example?...
A Bully’s Murder, Still Unsolved, Is Revisited Onstage
In July 1981, Cheryl Huston looked out the back window of her parents’ grocery store in Skidmore, Mo., and watched...
Spencer Pratt suggests he can be a mayor for all L.A. residents.
Before his house burned down in last year’s Palisades fire, Spencer Pratt’s time as a celebrity seemed to have come...
Her Chart-Topping Romance Novels Started With Her Teenage Diaries
Yes, Carley Fortune is her real name and because of it, she admitted in an interview, “I always thought I...
WAGs Love Their Crocheted, Bedazzled N.B.A. Merch
When Danielle Snyder’s husband got her tickets to her first N.B.A. game, she faced a relatable conundrum: She couldn’t figure...
Her Cousin Had Her Beheaded. Will U.S. Ballet Audiences Get Why?
When Mena Mark Hanna went to Edinburgh in 2025 for the world premiere of Scottish Ballet’s “Mary, Queen of Scots,”...
U.K. Protests Over Murder Case Turn Violent, as Leaders Urge Calm
The police and lawmakers in Britain were urging calm on Wednesday morning after a night of protest that devolved into...
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker arrived at a moment when jazz seemed poised to outgrow itself. Born in Kansas City, Kan., in 1920...
Charleston’s Charm Hides a Bloody History
Imagine with me April 4, 1780, in Charles Town, S.C. It’s a warm evening. A breeze brings a perfume of...
America Broke Something When It Gave Trump a Second Chance
The Heritage Foundation’s “Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise” — popularly known as Project 2025 — was much more than...
Many Ballots Remain Uncounted in California. They Are Likely to Lean Democratic.
In California, Election Day often stretches into Election Week or even Election Month because of the time it takes to...
Meet the Astounding Teenager Who Sailed the World With Captain Cook
THE TRAVELER: One Man’s Quest for Humanity From the South Seas to Revolutionary Paris, by Andrea Wulf George Forster is...
California Got the Candidates It Deserves
California is America’s most populous and most innovative state. It’s also troubled — in particular, it faces an acute housing...
Even on His Own, Nick Is Still a Jonas Brother
Inside the Yaamava’ Theater, a casino-adjacent venue in Highland, Calif., a crowd of mostly women in their 20s and 30s...
