June 9, 2023
There were many moments that made Madison Square Garden roar when the Knicks faced the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals this month: when Jalen Brunson hit a 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter, causing a Heat or something else out of five times R.J. Barrett lost 3, which sent Knicks
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When I imagine passing time, I think of a calendar—specifically, a one-page calendar for a whole year, like the kind a bank or restaurant might give away as a freebie, emblazoned with their logo. The year is laid out in a grid: three rows, four months in a row. I imagine each row as the
READ MORENew York City Mayor Eric Adams signed into law Friday a law that would ban size discrimination, adding weight and height to a list of protected categories such as race, gender and religion. “We all deserve the same access to work, housing and public spaces, no matter how we look, and it shouldn’t matter how
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New York State Department of Health said it would remove the requirement for COVID-19 vaccinations for all workers in regulated health care facilities, which was introduced by the state. In a message posted on the agency’s website, Department of Health announced that it has begun the process of lifting coronavirus vaccination requirements for healthcare workers
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There are so many mass shootings in the United States that journalists usually don’t stay long after the attacks. Reporters and photographers move on to other stories as families and friends of the victims continue to mourn. Exactly one year ago, a gunman killed 19 children and two elementary school teachers in Uvalde, Texas. Tamir
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“Mission accomplished” in Bakhmut? Russia started won a victory in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. While Moscow trumpets the “mission accomplished” moment, Ukraine insists the city has not completely fallen. But while the deadliest battle of the war may be over, what happens next is far from clear. Bakhmut lies in ruins, and controlling
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s security team has been criticized for a “huge failure” in protecting the royal couple during their car chase in New York, according to writer and TV presenter Esther Kraku. The Duke and Duchess’ security was asked why they didn’t arrange a safe way to get to and from the Foundation
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Millions of Americans turn to a psychotherapist. But does it work? This is a surprisingly difficult question. Talk therapy is great for some people but not for everyone, so it might not work for you, wrote my colleague Susan Dominus for Therapeutic issue of the New York Times Magazinepublished this week. Researchers have come to
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The Cannes Film Festival began this week with Maiwenn’s Jeanne du Barry, starring Johnny Depp as Louis XV, and will end on May 27 with Pixar’s new film Elemental. In between there will be many screenings, many awkward ovations, many awards. This is the first year I (sort of) understand the difference between “Official Selection”
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A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted Thursday to approve a Pfizer vaccine to prevent a severe respiratory virus that poses a potentially deadly threat to infants. This vaccine will be the first to protect babies against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, which is the reason so many babies end up in children’s hospitals
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