A New Biography of Mark Twain Doesn’t Have Much of What Made Him Great
Ron Chernow traces the life of a profound, unpredictable and irascibly witty writer.
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On a Smaller Stage, Rick Pitino Is Still ‘Demanding’ and Winning
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Sunday was not unfolding as planned for the Iona College men’s basketball team. Visiting St. Peter’s was playing rough-and …
Trump’s Kennedy Center Would Get $257 Million in House Republican Plan
A House committee proposed a huge increase in federal funding to repair and restore the center, which President Trump took over in February. Democrats have questions.
Money Talks (and Listens) at Saudi Investment Forum Attended by Trump
The wealthy and the powerful gathered in Saudi Arabia with the goal of becoming even more so. “They’re going to walk away with a lot of checks,” President Trump said.
The Anti-Abortion Movement Could Reduce Abortions if It Wanted To
Often an abortion happens because a woman is pregnant when she didn’t intend to be. It is true that some women terminate wanted but doomed …
Should Pete Rose get into the Hall of Fame? We asked 12 current members
What do baseball’s immortals think about the new guy on the waiting list? Here’s what they told us.
Stephen Breyer Was the Right Justice for the Wrong Age
Two misfortunes have befallen Stephen G. Breyer during his long Supreme Court career. One, which became apparent about halfway through his nearly …
Apartments for Rent in a Former Office, but You Have to Live in Midtown
For many New Yorkers, Midtown Manhattan, with its gleaming skyscrapers and busy transportation hubs, lacks an element of cool and cachet that its more culturally vibrant neighbors have. Hordes of office workers, commuters and tourists typically flood …
In ‘Irishtown’ and ‘The Black Wolfe Tone,’ Where Are the Rolling Hills?
Two plays at Irish Repertory Theater, one featuring a “Derry Girls” star, explore the real and the mythical in cultural identity.
Top 10 New York Dishes of 2021
Restaurants began the year in darkness. Dining rooms in New York had been closed, again, by order of the governor. Is it any wonder that some of …