The Menu That Has Made One José Andrés Restaurant Endure
One afternoon this January, I watched the celebrity chef José Andrés flip through the page proofs of his newest cookbook, “Zaytinya.” He had the pages spread out over the glass…
‘Winners and Losers’ as $20 Fast-Food Wage Nears in California
A decade ago, Jamie Bynum poured his life savings into a barbecue restaurant now tucked between a Thai eatery and a nutrition store in a Southern California strip mall. As…
For Young Offenders in Maine, Justice Varies With Geography
Aroostook County, in Maine’s far north, is the largest county east of the Mississippi, a sparsely populated region of fields and forests with just two small cities and about 50…
‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality
In February last year, a new Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max plane was on one of its first flights when an automated stabilizing system appeared to malfunction, forcing the pilots…
How Justice Thomas’s ‘Nearly Adopted Daughter’ Became His Law Clerk
The email went out to members of Justice Clarence Thomas’s law clerk network late last month celebrating his newest addition to an exclusive club. The justice’s selection needed no introduction.…
Like My Book Title? Thanks, I Borrowed It.
You see it everywhere, even if you don’t always recognize it: the literary allusion. Quick! Which two big novels of the past two years borrowed their titles from “Macbeth”? Nailing…
As Relations Thaw, China Lifts Tariffs on Australian Wine
In a sign of easing tensions between Australia and China, China said Thursday it will lift the tariffs it placed on Australian wine three years ago. The tariffs, which were…
The Challenge of Making New York’s 472 Subway Stations Safer
The scale of the New York City subway system is vast. Some 472 subway stations, depending how they’re counted. Nearly 6,500 train cars. Roughly three million people crisscrossing through, 24…
Why Russia’s Vast Security Services Fell Short on Deadly Attack
A day before the U.S. embassy in Moscow put out a rare public alert this month about a possible extremist attack at a Russian concert venue, the local C.I.A. station…
Key Bridge Was Also Hit by a Ship in 1980, With Limited Damage
The massive cargo ship that lost control and slammed into a major Baltimore bridge on Tuesday was not the first to do so. The same bridge was also hit by…