On These South African Farms, Black and White Neighbors Fight Crime Together
The last straw for Michael Mogale and Peet Van Staden came on a brisk, clear morning in mid-April when they...
Shakespeare Becoming Shakespeare, With Help From His Working-Class Peers
THE DREAM FACTORY: London’s First Playhouse and the Making of William Shakespeare, by Daniel Swift When London construction workers were...
Smaller Weddings, Bigger Budgets
Planning a large wedding can be overwhelming — bigger venues, more food, and of course, the dreaded seating chart. But...
Miss Piggy, Fraggles and an Auction at the Twilight of a Hollywood Era
It’s time to stop the music? It’s time to unlight the lights? The Jim Henson Company, which became an entertainment...
Da’Vine Joy Randolph Loves Ocean Swims, Minus the Snorkeling
For the actress Da’Vine Joy Randolph, eclecticism is a must. “I need diversity in my life, otherwise I would easily...
Stopping the Greatest Threat to the Amazon, One Fire at a Time
Daniel Nepstad first set fire to the Amazon rainforest in 1985. He was a young researcher at the time, studying...
The Federalist Society Is Torn Between Its Legal Philosophy and Trump’s Demands
During President Trump’s first term, he effectively outsourced the task of picking judges to lawyers closely associated with the Federalist...
How the Beatles Got Their Hooks Into Gen X and Never Let Go
Growing up, I hated the Beatles. Well, hate is a strong word. As a teenager in the 1980s and ’90s,...
Why Are So Many Pop Stars Trying to Win Over Country Fans? Ask Shaboozey.
“What is country music even, do you think?” Shaboozey, the most striking new country star of the past few years,...
The Priest Blessing Venezuela’s Strongman, Dividing the Church
The Rev. Numa Molina wields unusual power for a parish priest in a working-class commuter town near the Caribbean coast....
The War of the Rose Bowl
In Southern California, a place with more than its share of famous couples, few celebrity relationships have been as enduring...
As Democrats Look to a New Generation, John Larson Hangs On
Representative John Larson, Democrat of Connecticut, saddled up to the silver counter at Augie & Rays in East Hartford on...
John Green Knows That No One Really Loves You on the Internet
In a time largely defined by social disconnection and hopelessness, John Green’s work, across multiple formats and platforms, has been...
The A.I. Boom Is Driving the Economy. What Happens if It Falters?
In Nevada, a summer of weak international tourism has stunted hiring and weakened the local economy. But a data-center construction...
New Orleans, a City of Service Workers, Braces for an Immigration Crackdown
Angel Maras, wearing a paint-splattered T-shirt and lugging a tool bag, wove his way along Bourbon Street in New Orleans,...
