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Leader of Russian Mercenary Group Affirms Ukraine’s Hold on Bakhmut
Yevgeny Prigozhin had previously asserted that his forces had or were near taking control of the city in eastern Ukraine, the focus of one of Russia’s longest-running assaults. Here is what we’re covering:
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Israel Strikes Lebanon After Rocket Attack From Militias
The Israeli military blamed Palestinian exiles in Lebanon for what appeared to be a retaliatory attack over Israel’s raid of a mosque at a Jerusalem holy site two days earlier.
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Xi and Macron Call for Ukraine Peace Talks, but the Path Is Murky
It is not clear that the Chinese and French leaders — much less Russia and Ukraine — have compatible terms for talks or peace, and Mr. Xi has not publicly agreed to pressure Moscow to negotiate.
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Indian Textbooks Purged of Material Modi’s Party Finds Objectionable
The changes removed or shrank references to material that the governing party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi finds inconvenient to its Hindu-first vision.
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In Northern Ireland, Painful Memories Lie Beneath Good Friday Peace Accord
Twenty-five years after the Good Friday Agreement ended an era of bloodshed, this is a moment to celebrate reconciliation across Northern Ireland. But for many, the past is not always easy to leave behind.
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Sarah Sze and the Art of Tracking Time
The artist plants her gravity-defying installations in the uppermost nest of the Guggenheim Museum.
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Charming Comedy Jury Duty Makes Case for a Different Verdict
Serving on jury duty is one of the most grueling obligations known to man. Nobody ever wants to do it. Whenever somebody gets a summons, they go to insane lengths to get out of it. How do you turn one of the most mundane experiences into entertainment? In Amazon Freevee’s reality mockumentary series “Jury Duty,” co-creators…
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Impulsive, Youthful, Necessary: Daniel Goldhaber on How to Blow Up a Pipeline
“There can be no more excuses for passivity,” writes the Swedish environmentalist Andreas Malm in “How to Blow Up a Pipeline,” a call to action that New York filmmaker Daniel Goldhaber has heeded in adapting the author’s convincing defense of sabotage tactics in climate activism into a high-octane political thriller of the same name. In…
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Beef
Netflix’s excellent “Beef” takes two people from completely opposite circles in Los Angeles and crashes them into each other, using the general simmering anger in this country to fuel a compelling narrative. At a recent doctor’s visit, I was asked if I was anxious, and I responded, “Isn’t everybody?” It feels like the general mood of…
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April 8th Was Named Erica Ford Day in New York City
April 8th was previously declared Erica Ford Day in New York City by former Mayor Bill de Blasio, and she is being celebrated this coming April 8th in honor of the work she continues to do in violence intervention. Ms. Ford is the founder of LIFE (Love Ignites Freedom through Education) Camp, which was started by the widely-respected…