How Pope Francis Simplified Papal Funerals
Pope Francis understood optics. When his body was moved from the Vatican guesthouse where he lived and died to the Basilica of St. Peter’s on Wednesday, his vision of a…
RFK Jr. Wants to Ban Chemical Dyes. Food Makers Are in No Hurry.
Same cereal. Same sugary taste. Different hues. A box of Froot Loops sold in the United States contains vivid rings of red, orange, green, purple, yellow and blue — neon…
Opinion | We Visited Rumeysa Ozturk in Detention.
A young woman walked casually down a public street only to find herself suddenly surrounded by masked law enforcement officers in plain clothes. Without explanation — and in the absence…
Video: Opinion | What Is the Defining Image of Trump’s First 100 Days?
“The piece of media that best captures Trump’s first 100 days is, for me ——“ “A video clip — it is not of Trump speaking, but it’s of Elon Musk…
Doubling Up: How ‘Sinners’ and Other Movies Multiply One Actor
This year at the movies, you’d be forgiven for thinking you are seeing double — because you are. Since March there have been three films featuring stars acting opposite themselves.…
After Black Enrollment Fell, Amherst College Faces an Identity Crisis
One of the nation’s most elite liberal arts schools, Amherst College has historically also been one of its most diverse. In 2023, federal data revealed that its overall Black enrollment,…
How the War in Gaza Drove Israel’s A.I. Experiments
In late 2023, Israel was aiming to assassinate Ibrahim Biari, a top Hamas commander in the northern Gaza Strip who had helped plan the Oct. 7 massacres. But Israeli intelligence…
As Recession Fears Rise, ‘No Buy’ Takes On New Urgency
With many Americans concerned that President Trump’s tariffs will make most products more expensive and possibly tip the United States into a recession, some consumers say they are opting out…
Madrid’s Biggest Landlord? U.S. Investment Firms
On a chilly winter night, a few dozen people gathered inside a graffiti-clad building in the Carabanchel district of Madrid. Nearly everyone was in the midst of a dispute with…
Markets Rise on Hints of Easing Trade Tensions
Markets rose on Friday, setting the stage for their fourth straight positive day, as investors continued to look for signs of easing trade tensions. The optimism was fueled, in part,…