Two Skirts, Fused Into One Head-Turning Look
“I tend to see things as I want to see them,” Lana Turner, 76, said when I asked about her...
For Dudamel’s Successor, L.A. Philharmonic Turns to Europe
Daniel Harding, a British-born conductor with a long career leading Europe’s top orchestras, has been named music director of the...
A Dissident Escapes China by Rubber Boat and Lands in South Korea
A Chinese critic of his country’s ruling Communist Party had already escaped to Thailand and Vietnam and tried swimming to...
The Hard Truth My Party Needs to Face
Democrats need to face a hard truth. While Republicans’ approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has failed, so has ours. The...
A Surreal Western Follows a Chinese Family With Magic Abilities
BABYLON, SOUTH DAKOTA, by Tom Lin Tom Lin’s award-winning debut novel, “The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu,” featured a Chinese...
Did You Know a Total Solar Eclipse Is Coming? Here’s How to See It.
When this year’s total solar eclipse darkens sunlit skies on Aug. 12, its path will pass over some breathtaking sites...
I Drool in My Sleep. Is That Normal?
Q. I sometimes wake up with drool on my pillow, which feels embarrassing and a little gross. Is this normal,...
A Campus Novel That Dwells on Controversy but Spares the Details
THE VIVISECTORS, by Missouri Williams “If you wanted to write something terrible about somebody,” Agathe, the narrator of Missouri Williams’s...
A Powerful H.I.V. Drug Lands in Zambia. But Will It Reach Those Who Need It?
Dozens of students freshly trained as recruiters streamed into the dormitories on the sprawling green campus of the University of...
Love ‘The Midnight Library’? You’ll Love the Sequel, Too.
THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN, by Matt Haig Matt Haig’s novels should come with a warning label: If you’re young, think you’re...
Should You Take Nutrition Advice From a Chatbot?
When Julie Bernstein’s doctor recently recommended that she start eating chicken and steak to get more protein, she felt a...
It’s Becoming Impossible to Know How Your Kid Is Doing in School
Nearly nine in 10 parents in the United States believe that their child is performing at or above grade level...
Progressives Are Listening to the Wrong People on A.I.
In late March, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont staged a bizarre event where he “interviewed” Anthropic’s artificial intelligence chatbot, Claude,...
The American Revolution Was Also Fought in India and Spain
FREEDOM ROUND THE GLOBE: A World History of the American Revolution, by Sarah M.S. Pearsall Though he was dour sometimes...
By Boat and Bike, Losing Yourself in Dutch Tulip Country
In the Netherlands, each junction of the cycling paths that web the provinces of North and South Holland, has a...
