Review: ‘Purlie Victorious’ Throws a Comic Funeral for Racism
Ossie Davis’s 1961 play is no period piece, as a blazing and hilarious revival starring Leslie Odom Jr. testifies.
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5 Takeaways From Another Trump-Free Republican Debate
The party’s front-runner took few hits as his rivals bickered, Nikki Haley delivered an assured performance, Tim Scott reasserted himself and Ron DeSantis took his first debate swipes at Trump.
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16 Dishes to Make for Someone Going Through a Hard Time
Divorce, death, a big move, illness: Food may not fix anything, but a lovingly prepared meal can bring some much-needed comfort and nourishment.
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Can One Designer Serve Two Masters?
After his so-so Helmut Lang debut in New York, Peter Do unveiled his own line in Paris. And it was great.
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What Polling After the First Debate Tells Us About Round 2
Nikki Haley received a small lift, but another good performance Wednesday may simply splinter the opposition to Donald Trump.
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Is a Recession Near? Paul Krugman and Peter Coy Look Ahead.
And now for something completely different. Instead of the usual newsletter format, today’s edition will be a dialogue with my colleague Peter Coy over near-term economic prospects. Peter and I have been engaged in a sort of implicit dialogue for …
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The Filmmaker Amos Gitai Emerged From War and Now Promotes Peace
As an outspoken defender of Israel’s democracy, Amos Gitai has been a thorn in the side of the prime minister — and a persistent force pressing for a resolution of the Palestinian conflict.
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Trump Lawyers Assail Gag Order Request in Election Case
The former president’s legal team said that an order limiting his public statements about the case would strip him of his First Amendment rights.
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The ‘One Out of Hell’ Is Back in Europe
At the end of his 1981 book “The Portage to San Cristobal of A.H.,” George Steiner asks his readers to imagine the unimaginable. The year is 1980, and Mossad agents have just taken an implausible prisoner in the Latin American jungle: Adolf Hitler …
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In Peru, a Fossil-Rich Desert Faces Unruly Development
Millions of years ago, this desert in Peru was a gathering place for fantastical sea creatures: whales that walked, dolphins with walrus faces, sharks with teeth as large as a human face, red-feathered penguins, aquatic sloths. They reproduced in the …
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