Bringing Explosive Life to ‘Coyote vs. Acme’
In “Anatomy of a Scene,” we ask directors to reveal the secrets that go into making key scenes in their...
To Save Gaza, Resist Hamas
When I was 11, Hamas’s founder, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, arrived unannounced at the mosque next to my family’s home in...
Medical Aid in Dying Comes to New York
Good morning. It’s Friday. Today we’ll look at New York’s new law legalizing physician-assisted suicide and a start-up that is...
7 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Makes a point, then blunts it. ‘Onslaught’ In the latest from the director Adam Wingard (“The Guest”), traumatized soldiers turned...
U.N. to Vote on African Proposal for a New World Map
The United Nations General Assembly is expected to vote Friday on whether to endorse a world map that more accurately...
Cassandra Wilson Led Jazz Into the Future With Warmth and Creative Conviction
There is a quality of almost holy slowness in Cassandra Wilson’s music that belies the speed and force with which...
This Is the Real Point of College
Three cheers for students starting college! They’ve heard doubts about whether it’s worthwhile; they’ve heard Silicon Valley’s claim that A.I....
Wendell Berry’s Message to Readers: All We Need Is Here
A great mentor gives us the confidence to look ahead to our own work while we still feel that gentle...
Haze From Indonesian Wildfires Blankets Parts of Malaysia, Philippines
Toxic haze and smoke from wildfires in Indonesia that have been intensifying for weeks has spread hundreds of miles across...
The Bond Markets Are Pushing Up Rates. Will Central Banks Follow?
The global sell-off in government bonds that has recently been gathering steam has pushed borrowing costs to their highest levels...
In an Age of Perpetual Climate Disaster, Rebuilding Is the Wrong Goal
This spring, the Southeast was on fire. Ninety-five percent of the region was in severe drought, and in parts of...
Families Turn to Symbolic Cremation After Nepal Floods
The funeral pyres at Kathmandu’s riverfront temple have been burning steadily. But instead of bodies, it is effigies they have...
Behind on 2030 Climate Goals, States Are Cutting or Even Scrapping Them
After President Trump pulled the United States out of the Paris climate agreement during his first term, many Democratic-led states...
‘Choosin’ Texas’ Is a Southern Hit. Just Don’t Call Texas Southern.
On a recent Saturday night at Ego’s, a popular Austin karaoke bar, the room went quiet as two young women...
Inside Mamdani’s Private Army of Public Influencers
On the morning of March 25, a flood of posts began popping up on scattered social media sites that struck...
