Last fall, I went with friends to see a popular British rock band at Madison Square Garden. I went in a fan of the group, but with every interchangeable song, every self-important gesture, I grew farther apart from the crowd around me: The more they
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If your home is damaged or destroyed because of Hurricane Helene, you’re not alone. The insurance industry marshals all of its resources at a time like this, and you and your neighbors can commiserate and trade notes and tips. The bad news is that i
You’re reading the On Politics newsletter.Your guide to the 2024 elections. Get it sent to your inbox. Good evening! Tonight, my colleague Tiffany Hsu, who covers misinformation and disinformation, explains why false claims about Haitians in Ohio sp
In November 2021, shortly after President Biden appointed him to serve as the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, Damian Williams said one of his obligations in the new post was crystal clear: “To be fiercely independent of politics.” Since then, M
Francis Ford Coppola waged war with studio heads throughout the making of “The Godfather.” Production on his 1979 Vietnam War epiccgebet, “Apocalypse Now,” was so troubled — there was a typhoon and a near-fatal heart attack — that it was chronicled
Thomas Donlon, a Bronx native who has an extensive background in federal law enforcementdiamond game, will become New York City’s interim police commissioner following the resignation of Edward A. Caban on Thursday. Most recently, Mr. Donlon ran his
Portion sizes in American restaurants shot up in the 1980s and never came down. The average serving of spaghetti and meatballs doubled. Bagels ballooned into six-inch-wide monstrosities. Burritos started to weigh more than a Harry Potter hardcover.
The spotted lanternflies seem to have gone AWOL. Just a year ago, New York City’s flashiest new insects were impossible to miss. At the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, these invasive insects were out in force, their crimson, polka-dot bodies blanketing the