The charismatic former N.F.L. star known as “Prime Time” turned around the program at Jackson State over three seasons and would be expected to do the same for the Buffaloes.
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Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Pioneering Comics Memoirist, Dies at 74
Her autobiographical cartoons — confessional, sexualized and self-deprecating — were considered the first by a woman in underground comics.
Continue readingCapturing SEC Title, Georgia Gets the Bizarre Breaks L.S.U. Usually Loves
An interception off a helmet? A touchdown after a blocked field goal? They helped fuel No. 1 Georgia’s win and, if the Bulldogs have their way, a clinching of the top playoff seed.
Continue readingWhat It Might Mean for Michigan to Vote Early in Democratic Primaries
If President Biden gets his wish, the state will move near the front of the presidential nominating calendar.
Continue readingLosses by T.C.U. and U.S.C. Leave Playoff Powers With Unappealing Choices
The College Football Playoff is expanding to 12 teams in the 2024 season. But right now, it’s having trouble enough finding four worthy contenders.
Continue readingWe’re Spending More Time Alone. Maybe It’s Because We’re Exhausted.
Last month, The Washington Post ran an opinion essay titled “Americans are choosing to be alone. Here’s why we should reverse that.” In it, the economist Bryce Ward writes that in-person time with friends has fallen precipitously across demographic …
Continue readingWhat Euthanasia Has Done to Canada
La Maison Simons, commonly known as Simons, is a prominent Canadian fashion retailer. In late October it released a three-minute film: a moody, watery, mystical tribute. Its subject was the suicideof a 37-year-old British Columbia woman, Jennyfer …
Continue readingWonking Out: When Should We Declare Victory Over Inflation?
Put on your statistical noise-canceling headphones, and the sound you hear is that of falling underlying inflation. Even Jerome Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, said in effect as much in his speech Wednesday. It’s not happening yet, but in the not …
Continue readingBy Scoring First, Messi Sets the Tone for Argentina
AL RAYYAN, Qatar — For all of his accomplishments, and there are many, there was one thing Lionel Messi had never done at the World Cup: score a goal in an elimination game. Now that he has done so — his first-half shot helped carry Argentina to a 2 …
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