Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl whose escape from the Central Park Zoo and subsequent life on the loose in Manhattan captured the public’s attention, died Friday night after apparently striking a…
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 1.5 km WSW of Johnsontown, Berkeley, West Virginia, United States. “Behavior and other notes: Adult male Ruby-crowned Kinglet…
Yves here. This post by albrt reviews and analyzes Barbara Ehrenreich’s seminal work on the Professional Managerial Class and how her views changed over time. To add a few thoughts:…
Yves here. There’s a lot of hand-wringing, as well as legitimate debate, over how bad the migrant crisis is and what to do about it. To be more specific, “migrant…
At a rehearsal for “An Enemy of the People,” a Broadway revival of the 1882 play, the actor Jeremy Strong paced around an auditorium, wearing pants that were damp from…
The new sanctions are related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the death of Alexei Navalny.
On a rainy Saturday afternoon in central Tokyo, 50 or so Chinese people packed into a gray, nondescript office that doubles as a bookstore. They came for a seminar about…
Lawyers for former President Donald J. Trump launched a flurry of attacks on Thursday night against the federal charges accusing him of illegally holding on to classified documents after he…
More than a century ago, 110 Black soldiers were convicted of murder, mutiny and other crimes at three military trials held at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. Nineteen were…
There was a certain intimacy to the crowds outside the shows at London Fashion Week, which turned 40 this month. Aside from conjuring feelings of togetherness and pride, that milestone…