Candidates strive to be bold contrasts to their opponents. By that measure, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has been running a spectacularly successful campaign for governor of North Carolina, and the past several days were absolutely phenomenal.While his rival, Josh S... More »
As climate change brings water shortages to vacation hot spots, we look at Greece’s tourism-dependent islands, where residents sometimes compete with visitors for a dwindling supply.As a prolonged heat wave scorched Greece in mid-June, with temperatures reachi... More »
Activists and survivors are hopeful for change after the industry, which has a pervasive party culture, largely avoided the accountability that swept Hollywood and politics.The arrest of Sean Combs last week, on charges including sex trafficking and racketeeri... More »
On a beautiful Sunday morning in early September, dozens of young men in Waco, Texas, started their day at Grace Church.Men greeted visitors at the door, manned the information table and handed out bulletins. Four of the five musicians onstage were men. So was... More »
The Tower Records on Broad Street, the Borders bookstore on Chestnut, and the Kitchen Kapers boutique at the corner of Walnut and 17th Streets in Philadelphia: The playwright James Ijames shopped at all of them in the early 2000s while pursuing his M.F.A. at T... More »
It was a series of questions about tinned fish during a Saturday night dinner service that alerted Amanda Burton, a co-founder of Rooted Rotisserie in Baltimore, that this was an strange order — though she didn’t think it could be life-changing.Two young men h... More »
Plus: a new ski-in, ski-out hotel in the French Alps, titanium watches and more from T’s cultural compendium.People, Places, Things is a regular, essential news report on all things culture and style.Put a Scotch Egg on ItThe Hawaiian-inspired loco moco-style ... More »
There’s never been a better time to get a smart speaker, especially if you’re a music fan. When voice assistants first started infiltrating these devices, hands-free controls were really the star of the show. Even now, one of the most common ways that people i... More »
It’s a question I’ve asked many times on train journeys. “Excuse me, mate, would you mind keeping an eye on my stuff while I pop to the loo, please?” It’s normally met with a friendly “sure”. This time I was already turning to go when my fellow traveller, the ... More »
Two young actors were prepared to work hard to make it in New York theater. The rental market proved to be cutthroat.It all started last June, with a trip to New York City to see an Off Broadway play, “The Comeuppance” by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.Jordyn Jenkins ... More »
Column/ September 23, 2024Is this a “Boys vs. Girls Election,” or yet another in which white women stick with white men?Ad PolicyFormer president Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Uniondale, New York, on September 18, 2024.(Michael M. Santi... More »
Editorial/ September 23, 2024In her own right, and because we oppose Donald Trump’s reactionary agenda.Ad PolicyDemocratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris.(Saul Loeb / Getty)This article appears in the October 2024 issue... More »