Asian-American Artists, Now Activists, Push Back Against Hate
Newly spurred to action to combat bias, they generate subway posters, leverage social media, stage Zoom webinars. Our community couldnt take being invisible any longer, one artist says. Read more...
DEBORAH ROSS Wildly inaccurate, yes... but this Catherine's just Great
The Great is a period romp based on the life of Catherine the Great, but it is not your average period romp as it is lavishly filthy, wonderfully funny, snappily paced, savagely witty and totally modern. Read more...
Hundreds of Companies Unite to Oppose Voting Rights Limits, but Others Abstain
Amazon, Google, G.M. and Starbucks were among those joining the biggest show of solidarity by businesses over legislation in numerous states. Read more...
Book by Officer Who Shot Breonna Taylor Is a New Test for Publishers
Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly, one of the officers involved in the fatal shooting, has a book deal with a small press, but its distributor, Simon Schuster, in an unusual move, said it wont ship it. Read more...
Covid-19 Pushes Indias Middle Class Toward Poverty
The pandemic sent 32 million people in India from the middle class last year. Now a second wave is threatening the dreams of millions more looking for a better life. Read more...
Carol Prisant, Elegant Design Writer, Dies at 82
She was a 51-year old former antiques dealer with no experience as a writer when she wrote to the editor of The World of Interiors magazine about a job. She was hired. Read more...
Bullish Joe Willock eager to get the job done and clinch Newcastle's Premier League survival
Arsenal loanee Willock was a frustrated man after missing out on a start against West Ham, but provided the perfect response when he scored the decisive goal seconds after coming on. Read more...
Mortgage prisoners The homeowners paying up to 9% interest
More mortgage prisoners have told of the financial and personal hardships they have suffered, in a bid to drum up support for a potentially life-changing new law currently going through Parliament. Read more...
Mikel Arteta warns his Arsenal players not to focus only on the Europa League
The Gunners played superbly to brush aside Slavia Prague to reach the Europa League semi-finals and despite their extreme inconsistency in the league, they are just five points off Tottenham. Read more...
Iranians Detained for Happy Video Are Released on Bail
One of the stars of "Happy in Tehran," an exuberant music video that offended the sensibilities of Iran's conservative judiciary, reported on Instagram Wednesday that she was free. Read more...
28 memory foam pillow supports neck AND encourages natural alignment of the spine
Looking for the best neck pillow to help ease pain while you sleep? An orthopaedic pillow can help relieve some of those aches and pains and the Ecosafeter Contour Memory Foam Pillow... Read more...
An Illustrated Ode to the Restaurants of Paris
The artist John Donohues sketches are paired with loving descriptions by Francophile writers. Read more...
Jeffrey Paley, Journalist, Gallerist and Investor, Dies at 82
A son of the CBS founder, he wrote for newspapers from Europe, championed young artists in SoHo and became an investor. He died of complications of the coronavirus. Read more...
Crouching tiger, hidden garden! Buddhist monk's secret paradise bursts into life
The incredible garden took 45 years to create, and is a hidden haven near the A1133 in Nottinghamshire, which has now become an unofficial tourist attraction, bringing in 10K visitors per year. Read more...
Andrew Perry
An article on September 5, 2010, "...fury as police cash in on car phone picture" said Andrew Perry, a CPS lawyer, might have been in contempt of court by giving a presentation using an evidence picture of footballer Jermain Defoe using a mobile phone while driving, before the case had been heard. In fact the picture related to a speeding case, prosecuted by Mr Perry, that had already concluded; a mobile phone case mentioned in the article had not yet begun. We are happy to set the record straight. Read more...