In her lively “Book and Dagger,” the historian Elyse Graham rescues a cast of scholar-spies from obscurity.BOOK AND DAGGER: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II, by Elyse GrahamThe world of spying is traditionally divided into ... More »
As a child in Nantes, France, the 26-year-old artist Victor Siret would often lose himself in the gothic foliage of a six-foot-long needlepoint canvas made by his grandmother, who started teaching him needlework when he was 10. When Siret went to art school in... More »
Jesse Ball’s Kafkaesque novel imagines a legal system that deploys a shockingly personal device.THE REPEAT ROOM, by Jesse BallNo one enjoys jury duty, but few will find the process as harrowing as Abel Cotter does. In a dystopian future, Abel is summoned with ... More »
Sure, it’s easy enough to weigh yourself using a standard scale, but when you take the leap and switch to smart gadgets like smart scales, you’ll never look back. From basic weight measurements to a detailed look at your BMI, muscle mass, body fat percentage a... More »
As the president discusses what White House officials say are “real achievements for the American people and the world” in his final U.N. address, a world filled with crises looms outside.In February 2021, two weeks after he moved into the White House, Preside... More »
For Les Deux Magots, 2024 is more than a milestone.Les Deux Magots began as the Colette of the mid-19th century, a purveyor of silks and notions, fashion and accessories to a stylish clientele. Eclipsed by the rise of department stores, it reopened in 1884 as ... More »
In Naples, Fla., Sunlight Home offered refuge and a fresh start for pregnant women on the brink of homelessness. It also required them to get permission before leaving the property and to download a tracking app on their phones, former residents said and its p... More »
The man behind Project 2025, the rightwing policy manifesto that includes calls for a sharp increase in immigrant deportations if Donald Trump is elected, told university colleagues about two decades ago that he had killed a neighborhood dog with a shovel beca... More »
When drag racer Ida Zetterström discusses her craft, she describes her racing decisions as a series of thoughtful if/then statements. This is misleading. The time in which she can alter her actions is best measured in tenths of seconds. There’s no time for thi... More »
There is nothing like conference to focus the minds of a governing party. The leading players have speeches to make, and must explain what they are doing and why. And so Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves find themselves in the curious position of stressing that e... More »
There were tears at the final whistle at Stade de la Rabine last weekend. And with good reason. RC Vannes had never played in the French Top 14 before this season, which made their 30-20 inaugural win against Lyon on Saturday a genuinely historic moment. Rugby... More »
During segregation, Lincoln Beach was the one place on Lake Pontchartrain In New Orleans where Black people were allowed to swim. Live acts like Fats Domino and Nat King Cole drew crowds to a recreation area that included a roller coaster and swimming pools. B... More »