How Complete Was Stephen Sondheim’s Final Musical?
The book, on the other hand, has been revised since Sondheim’s death by its writer, David Ives, and director, Joe Mantello. But the team said that “the three collaborators agreed…
FCC Chair Confirms Plan to Reinstate Net Neutrality Rules Eviscerated Under Trump | naked capitalism
Yves here. For the technically-minded, below is a slightly more detailed discussion of FCC internet service provider designation that the agency plans to restore to its pre-2017 status. The very…
Opinion | ‘How Is Joe Biden Even Still in This Race?’: Three Writers Preview the Second G.O.P. Debate
Frank Bruni, a contributing Opinion writer, hosted a written online conversation with Josh Barro, who writes the newsletter Very Serious, and Sarah Isgur, a senior editor at The Dispatch, to…
Decades Later, Closed Military Bases Remain a Toxic Menace
For much of the 20th century, Fort Ord was one of the largest light infantry training bases in the country, a place where more than a million U.S. Army troops…
Wes Anderson Finally Found a Way Into His New Roald Dahl Film
Fifteen years ago, while the director Wes Anderson was adapting Roald Dahl’s “Fantastic Mr. Fox” into a stop-motion animated film, the author’s widow, Felicity, asked whether he saw cinematic potential…
Lina Khan vs. Jeff Bezos: This Is Big Tech’s Real Cage Match
Jeff Bezos made his fortune with one truly big idea: What if a retailer did everything possible to make customers happy? His forcefully nurtured creation, Amazon, sold as many items…
Fire at Wedding Hall in Iraq Kills More Than 100 People
A fire swept through a wedding hall late Tuesday in a predominantly Christian area of northern Iraq, killing at least 100 people and leaving more than 150 others injured with…
Six Takeaways From a New York Judge’s Ruling Against Donald J. Trump
A New York State Supreme Court judge issued a ruling on Tuesday that, if it stands, would have major consequences for Donald J. Trump. The ruling came as part of…
Trump, Weighing In on Auto Strike, Has a Mixed Legacy on Unions
As a businessman, Donald J. Trump at first tried to circumvent labor unions, then spent decades largely appeasing them to avoid costly strikes. During his first presidential campaign, he boiled…
As Menendez’s Star Rose, Fears of Corruption Cast a Persistent Shadow
Robert Menendez’s education in political corruption came unusually early. In 1982, he turned against his mentor, Mayor William V. Musto of Union City, N.J., the popular leader of their gritty…