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Germany’s Christmas Markets Are Now Ringed With Security Barriers
To prevent ramming attacks at Christmas markets, German officials have installed concrete blocks, chain barriers and, in one case, metal bollards removed by a hand-cranked crane.
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Gaza City Famine Averted, Global Experts Say, but Palestinians Face Major Difficulties Accessing Food
Food security experts said a famine reported in August had been alleviated but that the situation remained dire across the enclave, despite a cease-fire in October and greater flows of aid.
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Putin Offers to Suspend Deep Strikes During Potential Ukraine Vote
But President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, speaking at an annual news conference, showed little sign of backing down from his goals in the war on Ukraine.
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Surrealism at 100, Sprawls and Seduces in Philadelphia
How a movement went from dreamworld to vanguard to establishment of its own.
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After the Louvre Heist, Museums Look for Lessons to Help Stop Thieves
Museums and the consultants who advise them have been busy reviewing their own precautions in the aftermath of the brazen daylight break-in at the Louvre.
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Art on the Wall That Echoes Protests From the Streets
Nicole Eisenman’s latest exhibition builds on a long tradition of artists using their work to speak out against fascism and oppression.
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Museum of the Earth and Its Fossil Collection Fight Their Own Extinction
A funding crisis at the Museum of the Earth and the Paleontological Research Institution in Ithaca, N.Y., could scatter priceless specimens and end nearly a century of pioneering research.
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The Meek Really Did Inherit the Earth, at Least Among Ants
How did ants take over the world? The answer may be skin deep.
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Make-Ahead Christmas Brunch Recipes for a Crowd
Turn Genevieve Ko’s cinnamon roll Bundt cake, breakfast enchiladas or sesame scallion buns into a new holiday tradition.
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Why Do A.I. Chatbots Use ‘I’?
A.I. chatbots have been designed to behave in a humanlike way. Some experts think that’s a terrible idea.