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They Fled a Rebel Advance. Then the Rebels Marched on Their Refuge.
People who fled M23 rebels around Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, have found themselves with nowhere left to go.
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At Auschwitz, a Solemn Ceremony at a Time of Rising Nationalism
World leaders and a dwindling group of survivors joined in a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp by the Red Army.
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Rebels Backed by Rwanda Announce Capture of Key City in Eastern Congo
The M23 militia, funded and directed by Rwanda, said it had seized the city of Goma, terrifying its people, many of whom sought shelter there after fleeing the rebel advance.
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The Tangs, New Donor Royalty, Step Into the Spotlight
With major gifts to leading arts institutions, Oscar L. Tang and Agnes Hsu‐Tang have recently landed in the center of New York cultural philanthropy.
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The Africa Center’s New Leader Focuses on Connection
Martin Kimani, a former Kenyan diplomat, said his past work positions him to build on the Africa Center’s diverse programming that goes beyond art.
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Sundance 2025: Brides, Where the Wind Comes From, Two Women
This year’s World Cinema Dramatic Competition features three films all about characters on spiritual, physical, and sexual journeys toward new versions of themselves. Nadia Fall’s “Brides” follows two girls as they travel from the U.K. to Syria in order to join an extremist group they think will offer them freedom from religious persecution and a…
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Sundance 2025: Sunfish (and Other Stories on Green Lake), Plainclothes
The true discovery of this year’s Sundance so far for this viewer has been Sierra Falconer’s lovely and delicate “Sunfish (and Other Stories on Green Lake),” a series of connected vignettes around a Western Michigan body of water that gives it a title. Knowing almost nothing about movies in Park City other than title, location,…
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Hummingbird
Tiny mites seem capable of relying on the power of static cling to hop into hummingbird nostrils and move between flowers.
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Asheville’s Restaurants Hit Reset After Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene’s floods have wreaked lasting damage on a tourist town whose nationally recognized restaurants are especially vulnerable to disasters.
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5 Dumpling Recipes in Time for Lunar New Year
Just in time for Lunar New Year, Cooking writers share the dumplings they love most, with recipes and videos for how to make them.