What We Learned From the A.F.C. Championship Game
The 2021-22 sports year is hellbent on healing wounded fan bases. The state of Georgia saw its M.L.B. franchise and college football program win …
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Blinken Trades Warnings With Russia’s Lavrov Over Ukraine, NATO
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said on Thursday that President Biden would “likely” speak directly with President Vladimir V …
Your Friday Briefing
Waiting after booster shots at a vaccination center in Brussels this week.Credit…Yves Herman/ReutersExperts concerned about ‘forever boosting …
11 Macaroni and Cheese Recipes to Curl Up With on the Couch
All macaroni and cheese is good macaroni and cheese, but these recipes from New York Times Cooking are especially fine — and wide-ranging …
Another Covid Winter, but Our Quarantine Comforts No Longer Work
Scott Haas has had enough of the four houseplants he bought in 2020 as his version of the pandemic puppy — living things that he could nurture …
Ukraine and the Crisis of American Self-Belief
Central to much of the skepticism regarding America’s involvement in the crisis in Ukraine is the question, “Who are we?” Who are we, with our …
A Feast Isn’t Just About Food. It’s About Joy.
There’s a long tradition among social thinkers and policymakers of treating workers as walking, talking machines that turn calories into work and …
Protests Are Taking Over the World. What’s Driving Them?
September was turbulent: More than 200 Australians arrested during citywide protests and a temporary no-fly zone declared over Melbourne. Rubber …
This Auto Parts C.E.O. Gave Trump’s Tariffs a Chance. Now He’s Not So Sure.
Mike Musheinesh gets about 75 percent of the auto parts his company sells from China. But even with plenty to lose in a trade war, Mr. Musheinesh gave President Trump the benefit of the doubt when he started increasing tariffs on the company’s most …
The Most-Read Food Stories of 2021
And so closes the second year of the pandemic, 12 months more of worry, of working from home, of trying to make each meal feel like something new …