Opinion | How to Break a Country
TALLINN, Estonia — Vladimir Putin has compared himself to the czar Peter the Great. But to travel through Eastern Europe is to see how much he has instead caused Russian…
Opinion | Watch Out for the Fake Tom Cruise
WASHINGTON — In the 2002 movie “Simone,” Al Pacino plays a director whose star, played by Winona Ryder, walks out on him after saying her trailer on set isn’t grand…
Opinion | Amanda Gorman: In Memory of Those Still in the Water
I understand that the trans-Atlantic slave trade and refugee migration differ. African people were kidnapped, trafficked and enslaved; today’s refugees and migrants are forced to flee through perilous routes because…
Russian Forces Are Doing ‘Everything They Can’ to Stop Counteroffensive, Zelensky Says
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that Russian forces were throwing “everything they can” at Kyiv’s troops fighting to retake land in the south and east, again emphasizing the grueling…
In the Land of Football, a Cricket Oasis Rises Outside Houston
The game of cricket has taken hold in Texas’ largest city, as a culture of sports competition meets a growing South Asian population. WHY WE’RE HERE We’re exploring how America…
‘Not for Machines to Harvest’: Data Revolts Break Out Against A.I.
For more than 20 years, Kit Loffstadt has written fan fiction exploring alternate universes for “Star Wars” heroes and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” villains, sharing her stories free online. But…
After Suffering Heavy Losses, Ukrainians Paused to Rethink Strategy
In the first two weeks of Ukraine’s grueling counteroffensive, as much as 20 percent of the weaponry it sent to the battlefield was damaged or destroyed, according to American and…
They Lost Their Legs. Doctors and Health Care Giants Profited.
Atherectomies and other procedures on Kelly Hanna’s veins and arteries started in February 2019. Her records do not always show which vessels Dr. Mustapha performed procedures on, instead only indicating…
They Put Down Roots In Small-Town Vermont. Then the River Reared Up.
For nearly a year, Bex Prasse and Craig Kovalsky had labored to restore every inch of the run-down building where they envisioned their future business, on an up-and-coming Main Street…
Barbie: A Visual Dictionary
Maybe you’ve heard there’s a Barbie movie coming out? Well, this isn’t about that. It is, however, about the 11½ inches of intellectual property that inspired all the madness: the…