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My Oscar for ‘No Other Land’ Didn’t Protect Me From Violence
On March 2, I won an Academy Award for best documentary for a film I co-directed, “No Other Land.” It’s hard to put into words how that moment felt. It was one of the most incredible moments of my life. Three weeks later, I was brutally attacked in …
We Need Proof of Life for the Makeup Artist Trump Sent to El Salvador
I understand why Kilmar Abrego Garcia has become the face of Donald Trump’s monstrous policy of sending migrants to a gulag in El Salvador. In a court filing, the administration’s own lawyers initially admitted that his deportation was an …
Steve McMichael, Hall of Fame Tackle for Champion Bears, Dies at 67
He was a ferocious part of a dominant defense that swept the 1985 Chicago team to victory in the Super Bowl. After 15 N.F.L. seasons, he became a pro wrestler.
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You’re reading the John McWhorter newsletter, for Times subscribers only. A Columbia University linguist explores how race and language shape our politics and culture. Get it with a Times subscription.We may be a polarized nation, but on a verbal …
Andrea Nevins, Who Turned Offbeat Subjects Into Moving Films, Dies at 63
Her documentaries, one of which received an Oscar nomination, explored subjects like punk-rock dads and Barbie dolls.
Leonard Zeskind, Who Foresaw the Rise of White Nationalism, Dies at 75
With “Blood and Politics,” he predicted that anti-immigrant ideologies would become part of mainstream American politics, and warned about downplaying the threat.
U.S. Sidelines Lawyers Who Exposed Flaws in Anti-Congestion Pricing Case
The U.S. Department of Transportation chafed at the release of a confidential memo mulling its strategy and raised the possibility that the move aimed to sabotage its case.
The ‘Bone Collector’ Doesn’t Play With Its Food. It Wears It.
Hawaii is a beautiful tropical paradise and also home to formidable creepy crawly predators. There are spiders that impale prey in midair and venomous centipedes that can stretch nearly 15 inches long. And then there are the carnivorous caterpillars …
Masahiro Shinoda, Leading Light of Japan’s New Wave Cinema, Dies at 94
His films tapped into the fantasies of disgruntled youth by embracing brazen sexuality and countercultural politics. But unlike his peers, he did not shun tradition.
A Judge Released Him From Prison. The D.A. Wants to Lock Him Back Up.
After Andre Brown’s 40-year sentence was overturned, he went free. The Bronx district attorney appealed, and now he is set to return to prison and leave his wife and children.