Haruki Murakami and the Challenge of Adapting His Tales for Film
Drive My Car, from the rising director Ryusuke Hamaguchi, is the rare movie based on the authors work to excel. The writer and director explain the difficulties. Read more...
Ken Griffin Bested ConstitutionDAO in Auction for Constitution
A group of cryptocurrency fans known as ConstitutionDAO had also bid on the document, setting off a frenzy of memes and pledges. Read more...
What to Do This Weekend
Thaw the turkey, gas up the car. Read more...
Amid Fear of a Work Stoppage, Baseball Is Stuck in Neutral
Baseballs general managers have been meeting, just as they always do, but the potential of a lockout has a star-studded group of free agents waiting for the dust to settle. Read more...
Ernie Dingo shares racist abuse he has copped promoting Covid vaccinations in Indigenous communities
Dingo, 65, this week posted a screenshot of one particularly vile message he was sent which featured a racist comment and a horrific threat directed at his young twin sons. Read more...
As Virtual Worlds Grow, We Are Losing Our Sense of Touch
After Ive struggled with anorexia and bulimia for more than 20 years, the last thing I want is technology that further estranges me from my body. Read more...
What to Know About the Frantic Quest for Cobalt
A New York Times investigation examines the global demand for raw materials as the clean energy revolution takes off. This is what we found. Read more...
35 Amazon Black Friday 2021 deals you don't want to miss
Amazon Black Friday 2021 continues. From Shark vacuum cleaners to Apple AirPods, here are the 35 best deals you don't want to miss. Read more...
Padraig Harrington Faces Hard Choices
He is captain of the Ryder Cups European team, and he has to pick the last three players for his team. Read more...
Europe Covid Ski holiday chaos as France announces passports for slopes
From December 4, anyone aged over 12 wanting to access French ski slopes will need to show evidence they have been double vaccinated against Covid and had their last jab less than seven months ago. Read more...
U.S. Open to offer record overall purse, winners' payout down
The U.S. Open will offer total prize money of .5 million this year, eclipsing the record payout of .2 million set in 2019, tournament organizers said on Monday. Read more...
Euthanasia bill finally clears NSW Parliament after four days of debate
Aconscience debate has ended in a convincing vote for voluntary assisted dying laws in the NSW parliament's lower house. The inquiry is to be presented to upper house in December. Read more...
He Knows the Ballon d39;Or Winner. No, He Won39;t Tell.
Encrypted email servers, secret meetings, strict confidentiality How the identity of the winner of the Ballon dOr, soccers biggest individual prize, is guarded like a state secret. Read more...
Rangers, Devils, and Islanders Have Hope for New NHL Season
With so much N.H.L. hockey stuffed into a single market, one would hope that fans in the New York area would be having a lot more fun. In recent years, the Isles are the lone bright spot. Read more...
WHO calls new Covid strain Omicron UN health chiefs label super-mutant a 'variant of concern'
The Omicron Covid-19 variant has more than 30 mutations - the most ever recorded in a strain and twice as many as Delta. A case was reported in Belgium today, the first infection in Europe. Read more...