World
-
The Aggressive and Expensive Legal Team Defending Mayor Adams
With Mayor Eric Adams and his top aides facing several investigations, he is amassing a team of high-powered lawyers paid…
-
Columbia Protests: The Musical
Students at the university staged “Mayday,” a show that satirizes the administration, especially the beleaguered president, Nemat Shafik.
-
How ‘History and Tradition’ Rulings Are Changing American Law
In November 2022, a group of L.G.B.T.Q. students at West Texas A&M University started planning a drag show for the…
-
Is It Wrong for Public School Principals to Send Their Kids to Private School?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on double standards — and possible hypocrisy — among educators.
-
17 New Books Coming in May
Chop Fry Watch Learn, by Michelle T. King Once called “the Julia Child of Chinese cooking,” Fu Pei-Mei taught generations…
-
When Your Mom Is Famous for Hating Motherhood
In Heidi Reimer’s debut novel, “The Mother Act,” a daughter grapples with being parented (or not) by an actress who…
-
The Complicated Artist Behind the Moomins
The Finnish artist and writer Tove Jansson had a love-hate relationship with her most famous creations.
-
Spain’s Leader Declares He Won’t Quit
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, a progressive with a reputation as a wily survivor, sought to end days of anxiety over…
-
9 Places to See the Summer Olympics Without Setting Foot in Paris
You may have trouble finding accommodations or tickets to events in Paris, but other destinations around France are hosting sports…
-
In a Communist Stronghold, Capitalists Become an Economic Lifeline
Cuba’s Communist revolution took aim at private businesses, making them largely illegal. Today, they are proliferating, while the socialist economy…