How Salman Toor and Doron Langberg Inspire Each Other
Two artists who bonded over a shared passion for both Dutch masters and contemporary queer portraiture. Read more...
Worry Over 2 Covid Vaccines Deals Fresh Blow to Europes Inoculation Push
Confusion over AstraZenecas vaccine threatens to hurt the E.U. campaign just as it gathers momentum. And on Tuesday, Johnson Johnson said it was pausing the rollout of its shot on the continent. Read more...
Cathy Park Hong on a Long-Distance Friendship
A look back at one of those relationships where, despite changes in circumstance and place, two people are able to pick up where they left off. Read more...
Too scared to offend China Royal Navy's new carrier 'will avoid the Taiwan Strait on maiden voyage'
HMS Queen Elizabeth will sail through the South China Sea after travelling east on its maiden voyage from the UK. Politicians have criticised the passage, saying it is too soft on Beijing. Read more...
The Women of NPR, When NPR Was a Start-Up
Lisa Napolis Susan, Linda, Nina Cokie follows four reporters who helped make the scrappy nonprofit into an American institution. Read more...
China tells Japanese minister to drink Fukushima water after saying it was safe to dump in the ocean
'A Japanese official said it is okay if we drink this water, so then please drink it,' Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijan (pictured) said at a press conference on Wednesday. Read more...
Deshaun Watson39;s Lawyer Issues Denial of Assault Claims
Since the quarterbacks initial denial on social media, an array of civil suits have been filed that accuse him of a pattern of coercive behavior and, in two cases, sexual assault. Read more...
Tax cheats cost the U.S. trillion per year, I.R.S chief says.
Charles Rettig, the I.R.S. commissioner, attributed the growing tax gap to the rise of the cryptocurrency and the abuse of pass-through provisions in the tax code by companies. Read more...
Pandemic Helps Stir Interest in Teaching Financial Literacy
Two dozen states are considering bills on the subject. Proponents say student debt and heightened interest in economic inequality are behind the efforts. Read more...
Far From Track, Millionaire Racehorse Keeps Up Winning Ways
Nothing could shake Dry Martini. Not the dogfights of horse racing, where he won more than .4 million dollars, and certainly not foxhunting and jumping, where he dashed through the wilderness of the Pennsylvania foxhunting territory with the cool-headed aplomb of James Bond. Read more...
Research shows British chocolate-maker Rowntree 'may have profited' from slave trade
Rowntree Society, which promotes the company's history, carried out research in the wake of the recent rise of the Black Lives Matter movement and found it may have profited from slavery Read more...
Is the 39;2139; Club Really Closing?
Its owner, LVMH, promises a reimagining of the space. But in the meantime almost 150 unionized employees have been laid off. Read more...
Artist creates World Cup players' portraits with paint-covered football
'Red' Hong Yi produced colorful renderings of Portugals Cristiano Ronaldo, Brazils Neymar and Argentinas Lionel Messi. Read more...
Adam Lallana felt 'petrified' during Liverpool's 2018 Champions League final defeat by Real Madrid
Lallana, who now plays for Brighton, was sent on in place of the Egyptian star, who was forced to leave the field in a flood of tears after picking up a shoulder injury following a challenge from Sergio Ramos. Read more...