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The ‘Forever War’ in Afghanistan: 25 Years in Pictures
From the first weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks to the chaotic U.S. withdrawal and return of the Taliban, The New York Times has documented a quarter-century of conflict and daily life in Afghanistan.
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After a Difficult Loss, Nigeria Has Become a Source of Pain for Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Adichie has moved countless readers with her novels about Nigerians at home and abroad. After the death in Lagos of her toddler son, her homeland no longer feels as much like home.
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Moscow Claims Ukraine Planned to Start a War Between Russia and the U.K.
Britain warned that Russia uses disinformation to divide Ukraine from its international partners.
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Ancient Tombs, Untouched by Looters, Are Found Under Peru’s Sands
One archaeologist called the tombs “the discovery of the decade” as the first burials from the Chimu kingdom to have escaped centuries of plunder.
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An Artist Inspired by Men Behaving Badly
In a new show at David Kordansky Gallery, the Iranian American painter Tala Madani plumbs the lives of her characters with absurd humor and a strange tenderness.
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Bayeux Tapestry Exhibition Opens at British Museum
On Thursday, the British Museum opened its blockbuster Bayeux Tapestry exhibition, its most eagerly anticipated show in decades.
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Where to See the World’s Bayeux Tapestry Replicas
There are full-size replicas in a U.S. sports arena, an abbey in Denmark and a home in rural New Zealand. There’s even a more modest version for those who don’t like the original’s nudity.
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Can the 9/11 Museum Tell Its Story for Another 25 Years?
As the anniversary of the terrorist attacks approaches, the museum is gradually adding new displays and confronting its financial future.
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“Marvel’s Wolverine” is a Bloody Good Time, Bub
Superheroes really are back in 2026. As if they ever left. The record-breaking success of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” segues nicely into next week’s long-awaited release of Insomniac’s “Marvel’s Wolverine,” a game with structural echoes of the company’s beloved “Spider-Man” games, with significantly less kid-friendly violence and more linear, intense storytelling. After a prologue/tutorial that…
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A.I. Could Possibly End Humanity. How Are Humans Supposed to Process That?
The technology is far from the only existential risk our species faces. But weighing such cosmic fears can become a mind-bending exercise.