Fires, Landslides, Lack of Snow: The Ski Industry Girds for Battle
From the top of an intermediate ski slope called Ridge Run at Lake Tahoe’s Heavenly resort, Bryan Hickman knew what was at stake. It was late …
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Boris Johnson’s Charm Is Wearing Extremely Thin
PENZANCE, England — During the Covid pandemic, we Britons have developed a tabloid obsession with “saving Christmas,” as if it were a beloved pet …
Your Tuesday Briefing
A Covid-19 patient in Marseille, France.Credit…Eric Gaillard/ReutersCovid-19, two years on After two years of zigzagging policy and roller …
Across the World, Covid Anxiety and Depression Take Hold
PARIS — A recent cartoon in the French daily Le Monde featured a bedraggled man arriving at a doctor’s office for a Covid-19 vaccine. “I am here …
The Bogus Bashing of Build Back Better
Build Back Better — the Biden administration’s effort to create a better future for America — is resting on a political knife edge. It’s anyone’s …
Across Latin America, the Holidays Mean It’s Time for Buñuelos
When Viridiana Padilla Johnson was a little girl in the Mexican state of Sonora, Christmastime celebrations radiated out from her grandmother’s …
Start Christmas Morning With Something Sweet
Christmas is coming for those who celebrate — and the holiday season is already here. For many of us, there’s a drumming urge to welcome it all …
Say It With Ice Cream
Forget the partridge. On the first day of Christmas your true love might give you a more tempting container of chocolate cake ice cream with …
Vicente Fernández, el rey de los machos y el desamor
El cantante Vicente Fernández era “El Ídolo” y “El Rey”: el ídolo de México y el rey de la música ranchera. Estos títulos sublimes reforzaron su …
The Gift of a Good Argument
This newsletter is part of Times Opinion’s Holiday Giving Guide 2021. Read more about the guide in a note from Katie Kingsbury, the Opinion …