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Biden Invites Netanyahu to United States, Easing Tensions
The invitation to the Israeli prime minister came on the eve of a visit to the White House by Isaac Herzog, the Israeli president.
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Where Is Qin Gang, China’s Foreign Minister? Beijing Won’t Say.
Qin Gang has not made a public appearance in three weeks. The Communist Party’s habitual secrecy around top officials has fueled speculation over the reasons for his absence.
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Wildfire in Canary Islands Forces Thousands to Evacuate
The blaze on the island of La Palma has driven some 4,000 residents from their homes and burned about 10,000 acres. Wildfires also broke out in Greece.
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Final Fantasy XVI Offers Rich, Detailed World for Gamers to Explore
While Roger Ebert notoriously argued that video games weren’t art, he was also famously enraptured by a film based on one of the form’s most popular franchises. Twenty-two years ago, he wrote about “Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within”: “I have a love of astonishing sights, of films that show me landscapes and cityscapes that exist…
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Insanely Fun: Griffin Dunne, Amy Robinson on After Hours
I can’t remember when Criterion announced that they would be releasing a Blu-ray of Martin Scorsese’s often overlooked “After Hours,” but I know it was years ago, well before Criterion started releasing titles in 4K. Well, it has finally arrived and the decision to wait until a 4K disc could be added was the right…
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A Fossil Dream as Big as Texas
Andre LuJan’s ambition is to build a public museum focused on displaying the Lone Star State’s paleontological plenty.
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What Benjamin Franklin Learned While Fighting Counterfeiters
Long before there were Benjamins in circulation, the founding father was all about experimenting with printing techniques as he worked on securing colonial printed currency.
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The Personal Chefs of Beyoncé, Lizzo and Linkin Park
Today’s artists, like Beyoncé, Paul McCartney and Lizzo, travel with an elaborate entourage of culinary professionals making increasingly mindful meals.
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Politico co-founder John Harris returning as top editor
Harris will be Politico’s global editor in chief starting later this summer, replacing Matthew Kaminski, who has served as U.S. editor since 2019.
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7 cold soup recipes that prove soup season is year-round
Seven recipes that explore the breadth that the world of gazpachos and cold soups has to offer.