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Annals of Crime – Desert Captives
An Eritrean started a trafficking business. Then he began kidnapping his clients for ransom.
A Dangerous Man
Why Congo's independence leader Patrice Lumumba had to die
Letter from Israel – In the Cities of Killing
The Hamas massacre, the air strikes in Gaza, and what comes after
Thanksgiving Rider
This document acknowledges that Lauren (“Talent”) has agreed to appear for a MAXIMUM of THREE (3) days and TWO (2) nights at the residence of her mother (“Venue”) during the Thanksgiving holiday, pursuant to the terms of this agreement.
The Ghosts of Gloria Lara
Before that year, I knew nothing about Colombia—nothing real. I was eleven and too focussed on the Dominican Republic I’d left behind and on my own immigrant bullshit to worry about anywhere else
THE BRUNCH BUNCH
Stephen Sondheim’ last musical, Here We Are,” at the Shed.
ON THE LINE
The future of American labor politics
THE BELIEVER
Did Mitt Romney save his soul?
MASTERING
“The Killer” and The Holdovers.”
LOOSE LIPS
Clandestine affairs in Fellow Travelers.”
BOXED OUT
The passing of prestige TV
THROUGH THE SMOKE
The aftermath of the Maui wildfires
LAST WATCH
In a technological age, lighthouse devotees renew an ancient tradition
THE WRESTLER
How Jim Jordan prosecutes Trump's conspiracy theories in Congress.
IF NOT NOW, LATER
What gardening offered after a son's death
NEEDFUL THINGS
The raw materials for the world we've built come at a cost.
CHINA'S AGE OF MALAISE
Facing a grim economy, disillusioned youth, and fleeing entrepreneurs, Xi Jinping turns to the past
REORIENTING "BUTTERFLY"
At Detroit Opera, a new production subverts Puccini’ depiction of Japan.
EYE FOR AN EYE
Henry Taylor and the fraught art of seeing.
DRILLING DOWN
“Killers of the Flower Moon.”
The Critics – Books– Trapped
The life and death of Tupac Shakur
"My Name is Barbra," Excerpted
With her long-awaited memoir, Barbra Streisand offers a funny and frank look at her career, six decades in
Hip-Hop's Renaissance Man
He was a graffiti-art pioneer, denizen of CBGB, friend of Basquiat, collaborator with Blondie, and host of the show that helped turn hip-hop global. On the 40th anniversary of Wild Style, the cult film that made him famous, FAB FIVE FREDDY takes stock
Atsuko All the Way
Thanks to her singular energy and her many viral videos-not to mention her trademark bowl cut, which inspires fans to buy wigs for her shows-Atsuko Okatsuka has become one of the most beloved stand-up comics around
The Way We Made The Way We Were
It was the producer Ray Stark who initially asked Arthur Laurents to write something for me. Arthur told me that Ray was impressed with the huge success of The Sound of Music and The Miracle Worker and thought, Why not combine the two and have me teaching handicapped children in Brooklyn to sing?
The Streisand Effect
At home with the legend, talking music, movies, and her revealing new memoir, My Name Is Barbra
Reign SUPREME
Chief Justice John Roberts insists he’s taken the reins of the Supreme Court. But the institution may be too far gone
THE MOON SHOT
It can be hard to remember after years of collective grief and bitter politics, but a COVID-19 vaccine was never a sure thing. Joe Nocera and Bethany McLean report on the unlikely group of scientists, generals, and government officials who supercharged the effort to get us back to some kind of normal
THE ROTHSCHILD WHO WASN'T
Charming, enterprising, and fabulously wealthy: KYLE DE ROTHSCHILD DESCHANEL was a New York sensation who lived on a 24/7 carousel of mega-dollar deals and raucous parties. Then his best friend found an ID labeled \"ARYEH DODELSON\"
Madonna Forever
Why the artist keeps scandalizing each generation anew