Eleanor the Great” is only 98 minutes, but feels longer. Scenes could have been tightened. Anguished dialogue might have been ...
On one of these archipelagoes, a literary scholar named Thomas Metcalf searches through historical archives for a copy of a legendary poem, composed by a 20th-century poet, Francis Blundy, honoring ...
Long before the launch of The European Correspondent, there were just two friends, one in Amsterdam, one in Basel, swapping ...
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has bowed to weeks of pressure from within his party and announced his resignation, less than a year after taking office. His departure plunges Japan back into ...
The Sydney Opera House is more than just an architectural marvel. It’s more than the gleaming white sails that grace postcards, Instagram feeds, and travel documentaries. It’s more than the iconic ...
Fear of reprisals from the Trump administration has made many people cautious about expressing their opinions. Fired federal workers are asking not to be quoted by name, for fear of losing housing.
There’s something queer about language. Not just in the sense of being descriptive. In fact, the idea that language is supposed to simply describe, to point at something fixed and say “this is what ...
Meg Wubbenhorst didn't think twice before ordering a space cake at a coffee shop in Amsterdam recently. But maybe she should have. As she was about to discover, it was something she should never have ...
The Bear is a show that demands patience from its audience. I would call it a slow burn, but that would imply there’s a clear vision for the future and payoffs that make the pace worth it. It’s more ...
Confession time. What's the worst thing you've ever done on vacation? Austin Rulfs says he's still embarrassed about his recent visit to a Balinese temple. He was wearing a T-shirt and tattered shorts ...
In this article and accompanying video, writer Mark Orwoll recounts his adventures in Dominica and discovering the delights of bush rum. Read, and watch the video below. I have a high tolerance for ...
The first point Elaine Sciolino wants to make in her new book, Adventures in the Louvre, is that the iconic institution isn’t particularly user-friendly: “There is almost no way to avoid getting lost ...