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For the Rescuer of an Ancient Shipwreck, Trouble Arrived in the Mail
The packages were sent to a woman whose work had led to the heralded recovery of the Kyrenia, and to new insights into classical Greek seafaring. But their ancient contents were a problem.
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Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds
Patient and kindhearted, a painted storybook in motion, “Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds” is a lovely glimpse of what animation can be. Directed and cowritten by French moviemaker Benoît Chieux (with writing partner Alain Gagnol), and coproduced in Belgium and France, it’s a work that has a lot of influences, from “Yellow Submarine” and “Fantastic Planet” and…
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The Box Office is Everything: In Praise of the Window at the Front of the Theater
When I was in college I worked at a Dallas movie theater, the Inwood. It was an art house theater that mainly showed foreign films, independents, and some repertory titles. During my workdays there, most of the time I was working at the concession stand. But sometimes they’d put me in the box office. In case anybody very young…
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The cybersecurity kids aren’t all right
A new Sophos-commissioned survey finds burnout, fatigue, cynicism riding high in the workforce
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Uber, Facing Sexual-Assault Litigation, Pushes Plan That May Curb Suits
Uber has spent millions trying to get a proposal on the Nevada ballot that would restrict the legal fees that bankroll many lawsuits against companies.
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Brands Love Influencers (Until Politics Get Involved)
Marketing firms are using artificial intelligence to help analyze influencers and predict whether they will opine about the election.
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Democrats Turn to Their National Security Go-To for Trump Assassination Inquiry
Representative Jason Crow of Colorado, whom Democrats tapped for impeachment, investigations and tough questioning of President Biden, is their top member of a task force investigating the shooting.
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Harris Says Trump Will Repeal Obamacare. Trump Now Claims He’ll Make It ‘Better.’
The popularity of the Affordable Care Act has changed the political strategy of Republicans, who are no longer campaigning to end the law.
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Worried About a Convention Clash, Democrats Woo Uncommitted Delegates
A quiet diplomatic effort to ease tensions with uncommitted delegates and head off televised confrontations inside the Democratic convention hall next week has been underway for months.
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The Harris Campaign Bets on Prairie Progressives
The Minnesota governor was not just in Wisconsin to sound folksy and talk about hunting.