One warm evening in March 2022, I ventured out of my apartment to go on a first date. At the time, busy with grad school, I was not keeping a diary, so most of what I remember from that night — and the ones that followed — comes from a handful of …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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Yep. Right on. Forsooth. Word. Mm-Hmm. Shupp?
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 …
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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.
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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.
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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.
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How Four Democrats Who Saved the Party Before Would Do It Again
Patrick Healy, the deputy Opinion editor, hosted an online conversation about the future of the Democratic Party with four veteran strategists and reformers who spearheaded the New Democrat movement that helped elect Bill Clinton to the presidency in …
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