52 Musicians, 24 Judges: Inside New York’s Subway Performance Auditions
Applications for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Music Under New York program are creeping back up after a pandemic slump.
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Americans Head to New Zealand and Leave ‘the Chaos’ Behind
The Pacific island nation has become an object of fascination for some Americans who no longer want to deal with…
Netanyahu Is Set to Address Congress on July 24
The political divide over the Israeli prime minister was evident even in the announcement of when he would appear, with…
In New Caledonia, ‘No Confidence’ With France After Violent Protests
An uneasy stalemate exists in the South Pacific territory as Paris continues to enforce a nightly curfew and a ban…
For the First French Town Liberated on D-Day, History Is Personal
Some aging residents of Ste.-Mère-Église in Normandy can still recall the American paratroopers who dropped into their backyard. It’s been…
The E.U. Is Voting. It’s Never Mattered More.
Hundreds of millions of voters are electing a European Parliament this weekend. The outcome will help tip the balance of…
How Hezbollah and Israel Have Kept the Lid on a Wider War
Both sides have their reasons for calibrating their attacks to avoid a regional conflict.
Ukraine’s Borderland, in Photos
Photographs from two trips along Ukraine’s northeastern border regions, in the months before Russia renewed an offensive there, reveal loss…
Does Gov. Hochul, a Buffalo Native, Really Get New York City?
Governor Hochul is more of an outsider to New York City than most of her predecessors. Critics say that put…