Trigger Warning: It’s My Brother’s Turn Again
I have gotten emails asking me not to run my brother Kevin’s annual column this past year. And I have gotten emails asking me to please run Kevin …
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China’s Ban on ‘Sissy Men’ Is Bound to Backfire
BEIJING — China is facing serious challenges on multiple fronts: Great power competition with the United States. Trade disputes. The future of …
Sometimes You Have to Hate Exercise Before You Can Love It Again
Another January is upon us, and with your holiday feasting over, you might be hearing the voice of an invisible trainer in your head, telling you …
The Day the Soviet Flag Came Down
On Dec. 25, 1991, at 7:32 p.m., the Soviet flag came down over the Kremlin, and the pre-Revolutionary Russian flag of white, blue and red …
Why the Supreme Court Needs (Short) Term Limits
The Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court recently issued its final report, calling for a range of procedural changes to how the court …
Big Rockets, Massive Asteroids and More Space Highlights for 2022
Spaceflight offered unceasing spectacles in 2021. At times, it was overwhelming. Two new rovers landed on Mars, one of them shadowed by an …
Dread, Lust and Russians
“Lesender Knabe,” by Frans HalsIn the previous issue of this newsletter, I asked readers about their preferred lighting setup for book …
Memorable Canada Stories in 2021
For those of us who report from Canada for The New York Times, it was again a year in which there was no escape from covering the pandemic. But …
An Exhibit Meant to Showcase Kurdish Suffering Provoked a Furor Instead
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — Dozens of brightly painted coffins marked with the initials of dead Kurdish civilians were laid out on the upper battlements …
A New Year and a New Leader, but Germany’s Focus Remains on Covid
HANOVER, Germany — There was a new face delivering the chancellor’s New Year’s Eve address, but for Covid-weary Germans, the focus was all too …