Syria Tiptoes Toward Transitional Justice
A year after the dictator Bashar al-Assad was toppled, Syrians are still waiting to see any concrete form of transitional...
Call My Agent, the Basketball Version
Last spring, in his quest to become one of the greatest basketball players of all time, Victor Wembanyama, a 7-foot-4...
For Detectives on TV, the Messiest Case Is Often at Home
In the HBO series “Task,” whose first season concluded last month, Mark Ruffalo plays Tom Brandis, an F.B.I. agent investigating...
A Nobel Winner Blurs Genres and Genders in This Bewitching Novel
HOUSE OF DAY, HOUSE OF NIGHT, by Olga Tokarczuk; translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones One of the minor subplots of Olga...
The Beguiling, Misunderstood Theremin
The Austrian composer and sound artist Dorit Chrysler was at a marketplace years ago, in the Serbian town of Gornji...
Female Cardiothoracic Surgeons, Unlocking the Male Fortress
The session was called “Defeating Impostor Syndrome.” Dr. Marianna Papageorge, a 35-year-old fellow in thoracic surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering...
5 Podcasts to Help You Savor Coffee
While U.S. alcohol consumption has fallen to a record low amid growing awareness of the health harms, coffee — once...
Republicans Flipped South Texas. Can a Moderate Tejano Singer Take It Back?
Wearing jeans and cowboy boots, Bobby Pulido insisted he was feeling a little rusty at a skeet shooting competition this...
Time Is Running Out in the Fight Over Congressional Maps
The nationwide redistricting arms race is growing increasingly unpredictable. Courts are knocking down maps. Republicans are breaking with President Trump....
Chaos Reins as Texas Awaits Supreme Court’s Ruling on Redistricting
Lloyd Doggett had been set to bow out of politics after three decades in the U.S. House after Republicans in...
Ramona Young Clutches Her Pearls
Ramona Young, who stars in “The Paper,” the Peacock show by the writers of “The Office” that debuted earlier this...
Jason Schwartzman Finds Peace at the Library
In the holiday comedy “Oh. What. Fun.,” which begins streaming Wednesday on Prime Video, Jason Schwartzman’s character, Doug, is spending...
Meet the Millionaire Masters of Early Decision at Colleges
The University of Chicago was where fun went to die. Tulane University was where you could die from too much...
Simon Cowell Is Sorry, Softer and Grieving Liam Payne
Simon Cowell, the famously caustic judge from “American Idol” and “X Factor,” has mellowed. Part of that is age (he’s...
N.Y. Law Could Set Stage for A.I. Regulation’s Next ‘Big Battleground’
As New Yorkers scrolled, surfed and searched their way to digital deals on Black Friday, they had certain unique protections....
