José “Pepe” Mujica no le hallaba mucha utilidad a la residencia presidencial uruguaya de tres pisos, con sus lámparas de araña, su ascensor, su escalera de mármol y sus muebles Luis XV. “Es una porquería”, me dijo el año pasado. “Sería bueno para …
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Cannes Reacts to Gérard Depardieu Verdict With Soul-Searching and Shrugs
The actor, who was found guilty of sexual assault on Tuesday, was a festival stalwart and had brought nearly 30 movies to the event.
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Trump Meets Militant Who Now Leads Syria
President Trump’s conversation with President Ahmed al-Shara, who once led a branch of Al Qaeda, was the first time in 25 years that the leaders of the United States and Syria had met.
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Seven Takes on Opera’s Most Lurid Dance
“I’m ready,” Salome sings. And then she dances. Her predatory stepfather has promised her anything she wants if she performs for him. She obliges with the alternately wild and delicate Dance of the Seven Veils, one of the most famous numbers in all …
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Is It Ethical to Buy Used Books and Music?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on what consumers owe to artists.
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Cartel Family Members Crossed Into U.S., Mexican Official Says
Mexico’s security secretary confirmed reports that 17 family members of Sinaloa Cartel leaders had crossed into the United States, likely as part of a deal with the Trump administration.
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This Dinosaur Had Feathers and Probably Flew Like a Chicken
New insights into the flying capabilities of a nonbird dinosaur were drawn from an unusually well-preserved specimen known as the Chicago Archaeopteryx.
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Max, Once Known as HBO Max, Is Calling Itself HBO Max Again. Got It?
Warner Bros. Discovery executives are reinstating the name HBO Max for the popular streaming service. It’s the fourth name change for the app in the last decade.
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From a Tin-Roof Shack, Pepe Mujica Removed the Pomp from Politics
José “Pepe” Mujica did not have much use for Uruguay’s three-story presidential residence, with its chandeliers, elevator, marble staircase and Louis XV furniture. “It’s crap,” he told me last year. “They should make it a high school.” So when he …
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