When One Actor Contains Multitudes: An Old Form Finds (Eerie) New Life
Online, onstage and onscreen, performers are playing multiple parts. The effect of watching someone shape-shift can be both thrilling and unnerving.
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Trump Battles Academia, but Especially the Ivy League
There it was for all to see, President Trump’s tangled relationship with the Ivy League, delivered in a burst at his rally in Michigan on Tuesday night. “He’s the top,” the president said of Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV celebrity doctor he chose to oversee …
These Warriors are old, tired and in trouble as Game 7 looms against Rockets
They’re not done yet. Maybe a legendary performance awaits on Sunday. But the Warriors look like they’re out of gas and out of answers.
The most annoying foul in football
The foul for which Saka was penalised for against PSG is a blight on modern football – mainly because they just aren’t fouls…
Trump’s Failings Are Obvious. Why Are People Still Surprised?
You’re reading the Jamelle Bouie newsletter, for Times subscribers only. Historical context for present-day events. Get it with a Times subscription.I wrote a long essay for my column this week — comparing Donald Trump’s first 100 days to Franklin …
This Young Virtuoso Now Has the X Factor: Nobility
When Roman Mejia found out he would be dancing “Apollo,” the oldest work in New York City Ballet’s repertory, he knew where to turn for god guidance. A dancer who does his homework — he is, he says, “such a bunhead” — Mejia had a plan, or a man, in …
AriAtHome Walks the Streets, Making Beats (and New Friends)
On the SoHo corner where Prince and Elizabeth Streets meet, dog walkers, errand runners and lunch breakers squinted through the April sun at the part man, part beat-emanating automaton approaching them. Ari Miller, 25, known by his artist name …
What Your Estate Plan May Be Missing
Although a will is crucial to making sure your assets go where you want them when you die, you are likely to need something else, too: designated beneficiaries.
A Kentucky Derby tradition not at Churchill Downs: Burgoo, a Bluegrass staple
While the food choice isn’t a Churchill Downs staple, burgoo is a reflection of Kentucky and a well-known tradition during the Derby.
Prozac Is Nearly 40 Years Old. Why Are There Still Unanswered Questions?
Like every psychiatrist, I have patients for whom antidepressants are transformative, even lifesaving. But I also see a messier, less advertised side of these medications. There are patients with sexual side effects that they hadn’t known could be …