Conspiracist or Reformist: Which One Are You When Disaster Strikes?
Every so often, something so awful and senseless happens that it’s hard to fully absorb it. An apartment building collapses as residents sleep …
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English Teenager Finds Bronze Age Ax Using a Metal Detector
LONDON — In the United States, when metal detectors hit it big, it’s usually by finding familiar riches: lost engagement rings, expensive jewelry …
Your Thursday Briefing
Workers at the South African pharmaceutical company Aspen Pharmacare, which will apply for a license from Merck to make and distribute the …
Cassie’s Trip From Star to Star Witness May Spell Trouble for Sean Combs
The identity of the individual referred to in waves of dramatic legal filings as Victim-1 — the woman at the very center of the racketeering conspiracy and sex-trafficking case against the music mogul Sean Combs — was never much in question. But when …
Sha’Carri Richardson, who missed the Tokyo Games, asks why a Russian skater can compete after failing a doping test.
The International Olympic Committee’s decision on Monday to allow a Russian figure skating star to continue competing in Beijing despite a failed …
Simone Biles, Jenna Ortega and Lisa Hit Met Gala After-Parties
This year, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s signature gala welcomed a host of top hats, pinstripes and impeccable suiting (and a fashionably late, pregnant Rihanna) in celebration of the Costume Institute’s new exhibition about the history of Black …
On Ukraine, Many Russians Have No Doubt: It’s the Fault of the U.S.
MOSCOW — After touring the grand, marble-clad Victory museum in Moscow, dedicated to the Soviet Union’s triumph over Nazi Germany in World War II …
He Produced ‘Rent’ and ‘Hamilton.’ Now He’s Telling His Own Story.
In “Theater Kid,” Jeffrey Seller reflects on his Broadway career.
Sweden Elects Its First Female Leader — for Second Time in a Week
Last week, Magdalena Andersson became Sweden’s first female prime minister — for all of seven hours. Less than a week later, the country’s …
15 Unforgettable Looks at the Met Gala
So much is made of the fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Benefit — otherwise known as the Met Gala — that it can be easy to forget the event is about more than clothes. It’s also a fund-raiser for the museum, which this …