Art & Books
In Vivid Reliquaries, Stan Squirewell Layers Nameless Portraits and Patterned Textiles
Via intimate, mixed-media collages, Stan Squirewell excavates the tales of those that would possibly in any other case be misplaced in anonymity. The artist gathers photos from the Smithsonian’s archives…
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Joining the Mile High Club on a Flight with Love Cloud
For $995, Love Cloud will fly you and a partner in a private airplane for…
‘Russia is the global enemy’: Fallout from Ukraine invasion could last for years
WASHINGTON — When he invaded Ukraine, Vladimir Putin almost certainly expected a quick, decisive conquest…
Watch Jiminy Cricket become Pinocchio’s conscience in an exclusive clip from Disney+’s live-action remake
It’s a tale as old as time — OK or at least as old as…
G.O.P. Declares Jan. 6 Attack ‘Legitimate Political Discourse’
WASHINGTON — The Republican Party on Friday officially declared the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on…
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A New Way to Choose Your Next Book
By some measures, the book business is doing better than ever.Last year, readers bought nearly 827 million print books, an…
In Patrice Nganang’s Trilogy, Cameroon’s Past Is Still Very Present
The family story mirrors a national history of silences and betrayals: The two are inevitably, and tragically, linked. “The Cameroonian…
Review: “Two Nights in Lisbon,” by Chris Pavone
TWO NIGHTS IN LISBONBy Chris Pavone436 pages. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. $28.It’s been 10 years since Chris Pavone made his…
Review: “A Lynching at Port Jervis,” by Philip Dray
A LYNCHING AT PORT JERVISRace and Reckoning in the Gilded AgeBy Philip DrayIllustrated. 260 pages. Farrar, Straus & Giroux. $29.On…
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Shark?
For Shiffman, our inability to conceptualize relative risk is both an ecological and aesthetic tragedy, undermining conservation efforts while preventing…
ADHD and Diversity Explored With Author Edna Freeman’s New Children’s Book, “I Can Be Your Friend! Eu Posso Ser Sua Amiga!”
Continuing with her passion for creating memorable stories full of charming characters, children’s author Edna Freeman has crafted a new…
Roger Angell, Who Wrote About Baseball With Passion, Dies at 101
Like his mother, Mr. Angell became a New Yorker fiction editor, discovering and nurturing writers, including Ann Beattie, Bobbie Ann…
‘Atoms and Ashes,’ a Frightening Tour of Six Nuclear Accidents
“Atoms and Ashes” recounts six accidents in detail, the first three connected to “atoms for war” (bomb-making) and the last…