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Jane Gardam, Witty Novelist of a Waning British Empire, Dies at 96

admin30 April 2025

“The Queen of the Tambourine,” “Old Filth” and other fiction vividly captured both working-class and aristocratic Britain in the last years of the colonial era.

Shadowy Crypto Companies Make Inroads in U.S. Under Trump

admin30 April 2025

Last month, Paolo Ardoino, the chief executive of the cryptocurrency company Tether, joined business executives and U.S. lawmakers for a private lunch at the Willard, a luxury hotel near the White House. For years, Tether had faced accusations that ...

MLB Power Rankings: For the first time this season, we have a new No. 1

admin30 April 2025

The power rankings look a little different this week, and include a "statistical superlative" for each team.

The Resurrection of Rilo Kiley

admin30 April 2025

When the Rilo Kiley singer and guitarist Blake Sennett wrote them 25 years ago, he concurred with the lyrics of “Pictures of Success,” a song about longing to arrive at a destination despite, or because of, the inability to fully imagine it. “I’m ...

John Jasperse Starts La MaMa Moves! Honoring a Female Lineage

admin30 April 2025

Jasperse’s engrossing “Tides” was a thrilling opener to a festival that often feels like a home for first drafts.

Post-NFL Draft Power Rankings: How much do the rookie additions shake things up?

admin30 April 2025

With the NFL Draft complete, it's time for the Power Rankings to check back in and see where everyone stacks up.

Mets’ Brandon Nimmo ties franchise record with 9 RBIs

admin30 April 2025

Carlos Delgado had nine RBIs in a game against the New York Yankees in 2008. On Monday, Nimmo matched Delgado's feat.

Abundance and the Left

admin29 April 2025

transcript Abundance and the Left Saikat Chakrabarti and Zephyr Teachout offer their perspectives on why America struggles to build. It is a wild thing to release a book into the world. “Abundance,” the book I co-wrote with Derek Thompson, has been ...

Justice, Louisiana-Style, for Immigrants

admin29 April 2025

Several of the recent high-profile cases of immigrant detention share something in common. The Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil, University of Alabama engineering doctoral candidate Alireza Doroudi, Tufts graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk ...

Mark Carney Wins New Term as Canada’s Prime Minister on Anti-Trump Platform

admin29 April 2025

The election was dominated by Mr. Trump and his relentless focus on Canada. Pierre Poilievre, the opposition leader, lost the seat he had held for 20 years.