Out

World

The Year in Apple Watches, A.I., Anarcho-Capitalists and Anticapitalists

We covered a lot of ground together in 2023. In this issue of the newsletter I’ll update you on some…

World

In Bitter Cold, Rescuers Struggle to Help Quake Survivors in China

The death toll from the earthquake, in a poor, remote area, rose to 131. People who had lost their homes…

Travel

Downward Dogs and Giraffes Up Close: What’s New at Texas Hill Country Hotels

Driving west out of Austin toward Fredericksburg, the road narrows to one-lane blacktop, and the edges of the city’s suburbs…

Real Estate

How College Football Is Clobbering Housing Markets Across the Country

Short-term rentals are taking over college towns, fueled by wealthy fans and investors who turn homes into hotels for a…

World

How a 6-Second Video Turned a Campus Protest Into a National Firestorm

A pro-Palestinian protest at the Cooper Union was one of a string of episodes on colleges across the country that…

Arts

For Tracee Ellis Ross, Happiness Is a Bowl of Olives and Her Own Clothes

“My closet is my happy place,” said the actress, who is starring in “Candy Cane Lane” and “American Fiction.” “It…

World

Gaza communications have been nearly blacked out for two days.

Gaza has been plunged into a near communication blackout for two days — at least the fifth such mass outage…

World

The Billionaire, His Mexican Hideaways and Me

The financier Sir James Goldsmith created two lavish retreats in Mexico that are now hotels. A writer checked in to…

Health

The Trans Comic Looking for Love ‘at the End of the World’

Jes Tom used to be obsessed with finding “the one” to ride out the end times with. Now, the comic…

Business

Powell, Fed’s Chair, Unleashes the Bulls

The Federal Reserve’s surprise projection that it may cut interest rate three times next year has triggered a global rally…

Back to top button