The New York TimesNowPEN America Defends Israel Article That Led to President’s Resignationverified_publisherThe New York Times - Malia MendezA co-chief executive of the free expression group said a recent article about Israeli and Jewish writers had been “critical” to pursue. The senior leadership of the free expression organization PEN America defended an article the group published about Israeli and Jewish authors that led to the …
The New York Times1 hour agoThe Good List: 6 Things to Add Some Delight to Your Dayverified_publisherThe New York Times - Melissa KirschOdysseus’ social network, performative boredom and decorated envelopes. The writer Umberto Eco said, “We like lists because we don’t want to die.” He asked: “How, as a human being, does one face infinity? How does one attempt to grasp the incomprehensible?” Why, through lists, of course! This list …
The New York Times1 hour agoScott Bryce, ‘As the World Turns’ Actor, Dies at 68verified_publisherThe New York Times - Johnny DiazHe originated the role of the scheming Craig Montgomery and appeared in 280 episodes of the CBS soap opera over more than two decades. Scott Bryce, a prolific actor best known for playing the charming and cunning antihero Craig Montgomery on the CBS daytime drama “As the World Turns,” died on Sunday …
The New York Times1 day agoWhat if the Wood Used to Make Musical Instruments Becomes Illegal?verified_publisherThe New York Times - Jeremy ReynoldsUntil African elephants and hawksbill sea turtles became endangered species, instrument makers used bits of tusk and shell for their acoustic or decorative qualities. Those animals are now protected, but many of the older instruments constructed with their materials, like cellos and bassoons, are …
The New York Times5 hours ago‘The Potluck’ Review: The Greensboro Massacre, and a Heavy Legacy to Bearverified_publisherThe New York Times - Helen ShawCésar Alvarez’s ambitious new work is a mixed musical meal: It wants to be a call to revolutionary action but is surprisingly lacking in it. The first words of “The Potluck,” the reflexive, repetitive new musical by César Alvarez, are a complaint. A frustrated composer sits at a table, staring …
The New York Times1 hour ago‘The Odyssey’ Review: Passion in Every Frameverified_publisherThe New York Times - Manohla DargisFew directors close the divide between the art film and the blockbuster like Christopher Nolan. Throughout his career, Christopher Nolan has taken on big stories — though especially those of men, their struggles and their wars — and bent them to his virtuosic will. In movie after movie, in darkness …
