Wednesday, January 17, 2024

An Ancient Woolly Mammoth Left a Diary in Her Tusk

Scientists are looking at layers of minerals left behind on mammoth tusks to estimate where the hulking animals spent their days.

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New York Reminds Itself How to Dress for Snow

Locals and visitors layered up for the city’s first major snowfall in nearly two years.

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Zvi Zamir, Israeli Spy Chief in a Critical Period, Dies at 98

He led the Mossad’s response to the massacre of 11 Israelis at the 1972 Olympics. A year later, he learned that Egypt and Syria were about to attack Israel.

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Gucci’s Reboot Brings Back Old-School Cool

Delving into the archives, the label’s new creative director ditches his predecessor’s pussy bows and tweaks the classics.

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Monday, January 15, 2024

Picture Books About the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

How John Lewis and Coretta Scott King embodied the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy while each creating their own.

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Sunday, January 14, 2024

‘Mean Girls’ and the New (Home-Schooled) Kid in Class

As our critic knows, missing out on the shared experience of school is deeply strange. It’s something Hollywood rarely acknowledges, except in these films.

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Joyce Randolph, Last of the ‘Honeymooners,’ Is Dead at 99

Ms. Randolph, who played Trixie Norton in the classic sitcom, was the last survivor of a cast of four that dominated Saturday night TV.

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I Have Some Questions for the Democrats Who Want to Run California

The Opinion columnist Ezra Klein moderates a forum with five of the top Democratic candidates for governor of California. from NYT > To...