Two Sundays ago, my church had a baptismal service. Baptisms at our church are a mixture of solemnity and unbridled glee, often full of laughter …
At the Salzburg Festival, Riches, Retreads and Notes of Caution
SALZBURG, Austria — The premiere of a new production of Janacek’s opera “Kat’a Kabanova” had just ended at the Salzburg Festival here last week …
R. Kelly Stands Trial in Chicago: What to Know
R. Kelly, who was sentenced to 30 years in prison for racketeering and sex trafficking earlier this year, will stand trial again starting this …
The West has urged a demilitarized zone around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant.
The European Union and the United States in recent days have called for a demilitarized zone to be established immediately around the …
Zofia Posmysz, Who Wrote of Life in Concentration Camps, Dies at 98
Zofia Posmysz, who endured three years of imprisonment in concentration camps for associating with the Polish resistance to Nazi occupation in …
Elana Dykewomon, Author Who Explored Lesbian Lives, Dies at 72
Elana Dykewomon, a gregarious, cerebral author, poet and activist who spent decades exploring her identity as both a lesbian and a Jew while …
Salman Rushdie, Badly Wounded, Is Off Ventilator and Starting to Recover
The author Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed roughly 10 times on Friday, has been removed from a ventilator and is on the mend, his agent said …
Presidential Power to Declassify Information, Explained
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald J. Trump’s claim that he had declassified all of the documents that the F.B.I. seized in the search of his …
Wonking Out: Is 2022 Like 1980?
It has been a good week on the inflation front. First we had a flat month for the Consumer Price Index — zero inflation in July. Then we saw an …
Investigating Trump Is Fraught, but Not Doing So Is Worse
There are more than a few commentators and observers who are afraid of what might happen to the United States if the F.B.I. continues its …