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Madonna Brings Massive Free Concert to Rio, Capping Celebration Tour
When Madonna stepped out onto the mammoth stage constructed on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach on Saturday night in a gleaming halo headpiece and black kimono, she was greeted by the largest live crowd of her four-decade career.
The New York Times: Lost Tapes From Major Musicians Are Out There. These Guys Find Them.
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Lost Tapes From Major Musicians Are Out There. These Guys Find Them. For decades, recordings left at studios have languished in storage rooms and basements. …
The New York Times: ‘Romancing the Stone’ and Its Screenwriter’s Tragic Tale
Each day, before her waitressing shift began, Diane Thomas would plop herself onto the floor of her tiny Malibu studio apartment, in front of a low-slung desk, and begin typing. Throughout late 1978 and early 1979, she worked daily, hours on end, conjuring the tale of Joan Chase, a mousy …
Strongmen Find New Ways to Abuse Interpol, Despite Years of Fixes
For years, strongmen and autocrats had a novel weapon in their hunt for political enemies. They used Interpol, the world’s largest police organization, to reach across borders and grab them — even in democracies.
How a Drag Performance Artist and Educator Spends Sundays
When Kelindah Schuster entered the Brooklyn drag scene, the idea of someone assigned female at birth performing high femme drag was controversial. Mx. Schuster, who uses they/them pronouns, pushed back. “Women know a lot about the constraints of femininity,” they said. “Why shouldn’t we have the opportunity to play and …
How a Drag Performance Artist and Educator Spends Sundays
When Kelindah Schuster entered the Brooklyn drag scene, the idea of someone assigned female at birth performing high femme drag was controversial.
Unfinished Video Games Are Turning Into Hits
The scope of the video game Vampire Survivors grew considerably during its early access period, in which players gave feedback to the studio. When players buy games in early access, they can give studios both valuable feedback and a crucial revenue stream.
Brazil’s Congress Weakens Protection of Indigenous Lands, Defying Lula
While Brazil vows to fight climate change, lawmakers approved a law making it harder for Indigenous tribes to block deforestation, overriding a veto by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Pro-Palestinian Protesters Targeting Wall St. Denounce U.S. Veto of U.N. Cease-Fire Resolution
Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets of Lower Manhattan on Friday afternoon for what was billed as a “Shut Down Wall Street” event, just as the United States vetoed a resolution at the United Nations Security Council calling for a permanent cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. Protesters rallied …
6 Great Space Images in November
SpaceX launched another test flight of Starship, a reusable rocket that may one day take people to Mars. Seen here breaking the sound barrier, the vehicle unexpectedly exploded after achieving some key objectives. Here are five more striking images from astronomy and spaceflight →
A video game that doubles as a World War I history lesson | The New York Times
Last Train Home is a real-time strategy game in which the player orders specialized squads around rural battlefields and manages the armored train and exhausted infantry. Last Train Home tells an overlooked story of the Czechoslovak Legion’s evacuation across Russia in the embers of the Great War. When the video …
After Eras Tour Triumphs, Taylor Swift Finds Trouble in Brazil
Thousands of fans had already traveled to the stadium in Rio de Janeiro by the time the show on Saturday was called off because of safety concerns.
So Thieves Nabbed Your Catalytic Converter. Here’s Where It Ended Up.
The innards of a catalytic converter are coated in some of the rarest, most expensive metals on the planet. Janie Osborne for The New York Times
Landlord Charged With Murder in Stabbing Deaths of Three in Queens
A landlord was arrested and charged with murdering his tenants on Tuesday after three people were found stabbed to death in the bedrooms of a Queens home. The man, David Daniel, 54, turned himself in at a police station Tuesday morning and confessed, said Joseph Kenny, the New York City …
New York Times Letter to the Editor. Opinion | A Debate Over the Value of the Humanities
The debate about the value of a liberal arts education is hardly over, despite attempts to be definitive via cuts in funding for the humanities. Higher education is about more than job training. A broad-based curriculum educates young people to be productive members of society who contribute to the overall …
The Novel Source for This Space Mystery? A Novel | The New York Times
Bespoke first-person animations were built for the game’s protagonist, Yasna, who hits switches, twists handles and punches buttons. The Novel Source for This Space Mystery? A Novel. Humanity’s first contact with tiny quasi-intelligent robots felt fresh and believable to the video game producer Marek Markuszewski as he devoured “The Invincible,” …
The New York Times: Kirsty MacColl’s Voice Was Singular. A New Box Aims to Bring It Wider.
The singer-songwriter, who died in 2000, is best known for duetting on “Fairytale of New York.” But in an unusual career, she also made her mark behind the scenes. During a fitful 20-year solo career, the singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl released just five full-length albums, achieving a modicum of success in …
‘Let Gaza Live’: Calls for Cease-Fire Fill Grand Central Terminal
Hundreds of protesters calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war streamed into Grand Central Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on Friday, in one of the largest protests New York City has seen since the start of the conflict three weeks ago. The demonstration, organized by Jewish Voice for Peace, came …
A South Florida Museum Showcases Burgers, Fries and Beers, Made of Glass
This article is part of the Fine Arts & Exhibits special section on the art world’s expanded view of what art is and who can make it. They look luscious. But don’t even think about taking a bite. They are rock hard. Mr. Miller is an artist, and he works …
Have You Ever Seen an Elephant Twerk?
Ellie the Elephant performing at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, where she has dazzled fans of the New York Liberty with her dance moves. Ellie the Elephant, the mascot for the New York Liberty, has danced her way into the hearts of fans as the team has played its way into …
Israel-Gaza Conflict: Death Toll Rises as Families Search for News of Missing
About 1,000 protesters gathered early in the afternoon in two locations, in Times Square and at the United Nations headquarters. The demonstrations were among dozens of largely peaceful protests across the United States, with events in Chicago and Atlanta drawing hundreds of people. But tensions rose in New York City …
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Darling of the Avant-Garde?
The closing of “The Phantom of the Opera” last spring left a chandelier-sized hole in New York. And as of this summer, for the first time in 44 years, there is no Andrew Lloyd Webber musical running on Broadway.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Darling of the Avant-Garde?
But “Evita,” “Cats” and “Sunset Boulevard” won best musical Tony Awards, and all four shows are widely staged and enormously popular. These new productions, reflecting contemporary trends, are emphasizing psychology and politics over spectacle and sentiment. Lloyd Webber, 75, said in an interview that there is no grand strategy at …
A Decongestant in Many Cold Medicines Is Ineffective
But you still may want to look for alternatives. “Me, personally, I wouldn’t want myself or my kid to take anything that’s unnecessary and that’s demonstrated ineffective,” said Jennifer Le, a member of the advisory committee and a professor of clinical pharmacy with the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical …
In Several California Communities, Recovery Efforts Continue After the Storm
Near Yucaipa, Calif., after Tropical Storm Hilary hit the state.Credit...Alisha Jucevic for The New York Times While most of Southern California survived Tropical Storm Hilary without serious damage, a handful of mountain and desert areas east of Los Angeles were still trying to recover. In Several California Communities, Recovery Efforts …
A Global Web of Chinese Propaganda Leads to a U.S. Tech Mogul
The Times unraveled a financial network that stretches from Chicago to Shanghai and uses American nonprofits to push Chinese talking points worldwide.