R. Crumb Means Some Offense
The critic Robert Hughes has compared him to Bruegel, with his images of hedonism and suffering, but Crumb also evokes a painting tradition in Weimar-era Germany called lustmord, literally “sex…
Welcome to Wrexham: It’s the Future
Such is the cold reality of soccer, of course, a sport that has no appetite for sentiment and — at the level Wrexham occupies — no money for it, either.…
The Autopsy
archived recording (reince priebus) But the report notes that the way we communicate our principles isn’t resonating widely enough. Focus groups described our party as narrow minded, out of touch,…
The climate philanthropists
Yvon Chouinard, the founder of Patagonia, on Wednesday revealed that he and his family had given away the company and that all future profits from the apparel maker would go…
Yeshiva University Halts All Student Clubs to Block L.G.B.T.Q. Group
Yeshiva University abruptly announced on Friday that it had placed all undergraduate club activities on hold, the latest maneuver in the legal battle by the Modern Orthodox Jewish institution to…
Lily Renée Phillips, Pioneering Comic Book Artist, Dies at 101
In the 1940s few people reading the comic book adventures of Señorita Rio, a stylish spy working for U.S. intelligence in South America, appreciated just how much the artist drawing…
A Stirring Start, but Also Some Growing Pains, for a King Long in Waiting
LONDON — Shortly before 8 p.m. on Friday, King Charles III took up his post at one end of the catafalque in Westminster Hall, standing a last vigil over the…
Opinion | New York Has an Obligation to Secure the Education of Hasidic Children
Elected officials have known about this crisis for years and have not dealt with it. Parents, former students and teachers have outlined a systematic denial of education, which they say…
Opinion | Trying to Prove You’re Not a Racist
Since I started writing this newsletter, once about every couple of weeks I have received a missive from someone troubled by a controversy involving race, usually in the workplace. These…
Opinion | Wonking Out: What Ukraine Needs From Us
Lately I’ve been seeing what seems like a growing number of reports about Ukraine’s economic difficulties. And it definitely makes sense to focus more on the country’s economy now that…