Can Hashtag Activism Save Kidnapped Nigerian Girls?
A campaign to draw attention to a terrifying crime in Nigeria prompts reflections on the limits of hashtag activism. Read more...
With Push on Diversity, N.H.L. Makes Landmark Selection of Black Player
Quinton Byfield became the highest-drafted Black player in league history just one day before the Hockey Diversity Alliance said it would work independently of the N.H.L. Read more...
Manchester United's scouting system chaos as hackers access 'confidential information on targets'
The embarrassing lapse of security at one of the world's biggest sporting clubs could have terrible ramifications, with more information about the extent of the attack emerging. Read more...
Australian Open 'likely' to be postponed by 'one or two weeks'
Next year's Australian Open will "likely" be postponed by "one or two weeks," according to an announcement by the state government in Victoria, Australia on Wednesday. Read more...
Firearms officers
On November 7, 2010, we suggested that policemen AZ12 and AZ14 had deliberately quoted song titles in evidence to the inquest of Chelsea barrister Mark Saunders. Since then the Independent Police Complaints Commission has found this was not the case. We accept neither officer showed disrespect for the deceased, his family or the Court and apologise for any distress caused. Read more...
Hillbilly Elegy Review I Remember Mamaw
Glenn Close and Amy Adams star in Ron Howards Hollywoodized version of J.D. Vances best seller. Read more...
Trump supporters gather to kick-off the March for Trump bus tour, a two week multi-state rally
The two week bus trip kicked off in Florida on Sunday and will travel around the eastern half of the country. The mobile rally is termed March For Trump and designed to show support for Trump. Read more...
Word of the Day + Quiz 124; parsimony
This word has appeared in three New York Times articles in the past year. Read more...
Gift Books for Children (That Adults Will Also Love)
Upside-down fairy tales, a neon periodic table, the art of Ramona Quimby and more. Read more...
Illuminated UV paintings on women's backs celebrate beauty
John Poppleton, from California, creates mindblowing works of art painted directly onto human skin using fluorescent shades. Read more...
Alex Cora Is Coming Back to the Red Sox
Cora led Boston to a World Series title in 2018, but he was suspended as part of the Houston Astros cheating scandal. Read more...
What if There Were a Worst-Seller List?
The graphic novelist Ben Katchor imagines what it would take to put together a weekly list of the least appealing books. Read more...
Hollywoods Obituary, the Sequel. Now Streaming.
In the 110-year history of the American film industry, never has so much upheaval arrived so quickly and on so many fronts. Read more...
From Rumaan Alam to Ivy Pochoda This week's best new fiction
Amid a blizzard of dystopian fiction, Alam's novel stands out for its eerily languid shift from canny social drama to apocalyptic disaster fiction. Read more...
Anderson Cooper looks back on his friendship with the late Anthony Bourdain 'He is so, so missed'
Anderson Cooper was thankful for his friendship with the late Anthony Bourdain on Thanksgiving day. He shared a 2015 clip of the chef showing him how to make 'Sunday Gravy.' Read more...
Queer Exile Three Novels About migrs, Lovers and Family
The Thirty Names of Night, You Exist Too Much and A Country for Dying feature characters who leave home and long for new identities. Read more...
Shopping for Benches
Because you need a place to sit near the front door unless you want to kneel while youre putting on and taking off your winter boots. Read more...
Mile 13 in the Deployment Marathon
Halfway through a deployment, looking for the "I can do this" moment. Read more...
Sergio Aguero left out of Manchester City squad versus Burnley due 'little disturbance on his knee'
The Argentine striker, who has endured much misfortune with injuries, is struggling with a knee problem. Aguero has been restricted to just two Premier League appearances this season. Read more...
George Clooney admits he's been cutting his hair with a Flowbee for YEARS
George Clooney revealed he's been using a Flowbee - a suctioning device that cuts hair - for 25 years. The product has been a staple of infomercials since the late 1980s. Read more...