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Investigating the Nord Stream Pipeline Sabotage
As investigators piece together clues, Russia has quietly taken steps to begin expensive repairs on the giant gas pipeline, complicating theories about who was behind September’s sabotage.
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China to Drop Covid Quarantine for Incoming Travelers
From Jan. 8, visitors will be required to show only a negative P.C.R. test taken within 48 hours. The restrictions had cut the country off from the rest of the world for nearly three years.
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Aid Groups in Afghanistan Suspend Work After the Taliban Ban Female Staff
The government’s decree, barring women from work in local and international relief organizations, threatens critical assistance for millions of people.
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Nets, Buoys, Salt, Ice. For West African Fishermen, ‘Everything’ Is Going Up.
Fishermen in Sierra Leone need large amounts of ice to store their catch on multiday journeys. Like many commodities, it has become pricey.
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Juan Francisco Elso Found the Heart of América
The Cuban sculptor fused Latin America, Indigenous and Afro-Caribbean spiritual traditions. He inspired a movement, and one of the year’s best shows.
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Bending History: Marie Kreutzer on Corsage
19th-century Austrian monarch Empress Elisabeth of Austria was so well-liked in her time that she’s been portrayed in comics, theater, film, and television dozens of times over the last century since her death. The most internationally successful was Ernst Marischka’s 1950s trilogy of romantic films starring a teenage Romy Schneider. With a figure as frequently…
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The Book of Kybalion
The Kybalion is a book that purports to describe the principles of the ancient philosophy known as Hermeticism. The book was first published in 1908 and is attributed to three “initiates” known only as “the three initiates.” The Kybalion is based on the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Hermes Trismegistus, who is believed to…
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Jalapeño popper grilled cheese sandwiches are a vegan gooey delight
The grilled cheese sandwiches prove that vegan food isn’t boring.
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For Richmond, a Compelling New Chapter
Visitors to Virginia’s capital will find a Monument Avenue devoid of Confederate statues, a lively dining scene featuring more Black-owned restaurants, and exhibitions that take on the city’s complicated past.
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