Can C-SPAN Pull Off ‘Crossfire,’ but With Civility?
“Ceasefire” will be the low-key public affairs channel’s first new weekly show in two decades. The question is whether Republicans and Democrats will show up.
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In the Midst of the Mud and Destruction, British Columbians Come Together
For much of this week, I’ve been traveling through some of the flood-ravaged areas of British Columbia and speaking with people whose lives have …
With ‘Étoile,’ Amy Sherman-Palladino Gives Ballet Another Whirl
Her “Bunheads” and other ballet shows were canceled quickly. This new series, created with her husband, centers on fictional companies in New York and Paris.
The Gates Foundation Grapples With the Age of Donald Trump
On Dec. 27, Bill Gates, the billionaire philanthropist, made a trip to Mar-a-Lago for dinner with Donald J. Trump. Some people around him were surprised that he had decided to go, but Mr. Gates wants to talk to whoever will listen. The dinner lasted …
The Military’s Broken Culture Around Sexual Violence and Suicide
Anne Vassas loved being a Marine. She was always smiling. Younger members of her unit saw Corporal Vassas, 20, as something like a mother …
For His Met Opera Debut, a Director Takes On ‘Salome’
The director Claus Guth, wearing a scarf and coat, was pacing the frigid auditorium of the Metropolitan Opera during a recent rehearsal of Strauss’s “Salome,” going over lighting and visual cues. It was only a few days before opening night, and he …
The Son of a Superagent Finds His Way in a Tarnished Hollywood
In the unsentimental memoir “The Golden Hour,” Matthew Specktor ponders, among others, the father who succeeded in a punishing business now in its waning glory.
Let Marjorie Taylor Greene Keep Her Social Media Accounts
This past weekend, when Twitter permanently suspended the personal account of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican of Georgia, her …
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 …
Lego built full-size F1 cars for the Miami GP drivers’ parade: Here’s how they did it
Each of the 10 teams has a full-scale F1 car that has been faithfully reconstructed with over 400,000 Lego bricks