Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland who campaigned for the country to leave the United Kingdom and led the nation during an independence referendum, died on Saturday after delivering a speech in North Macedonia. He was 69. The death of Mr. Salmond, who as first minister led the …
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In the lush, softly lit studio where nearly 60 years ago the Beach Boys recorded “Pet Sounds” and changed pop music forever, the hosts of the “Podcrushed” podcast are preparing to interview their latest guest: Chase Stokes, star of the Netflix teen-treasure-hunting drama “Outer Banks.” Those hosts — Nava Kavelin, …
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A well-preserved boot found by a group of climbers on Mount Everest could be a clue to solving one of the most enduring adventure mysteries in the history of exploration of the world’s highest peak. The climbers who made the discovery in late September have reason to believe that it …
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The first thing I thought of while watching Senator JD Vance of Ohio refuse to say whether Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election in a recent interview with this newspaper was “The Manchurian Candidate,” John Frankenheimer’s 1962 psychological thriller. The linchpin of “The Manchurian Candidate,” of course, is the …
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Elections of Yore (to the tune of “Yesterday”) Yesterday, politics was just a game we’d play Now hostility is here to stay Oh, I believe in yesterday Suddenly, there’s an absence of civility There’s no common ground that I can see Oh, yesterday came suddenly Why we disagree I don’t …
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A small, heart-shaped body of water aptly named Green Lake lies at just under 9,000 feet on the western side of the Tetons, deep within the Jedediah Smith Wilderness area of Wyoming. Mirroring the surrounding conifers, the surface of the lake rests perfectly still this fall evening. From the trailhead, …
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In 2015, Barack Obama submitted to interviews with three YouTube stars, one of whom was notable for eating cereal out of a bathtub. It was a moment that opened a window into the media landscape of the future, after the mainstream media as we have known it — while also …
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After my reporting trip to the Chad-Sudan border and columns about the murder, rape and starvation that have devastated Sudan, readers wrote in with many thoughtful comments and questions. Here’s my effort to address some of them: Perhaps you could help us understand the root causes of this conflict. Is …
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If Donald Trump wins, the people who voted for him would have a range of reasons for putting him in office. There are a lot of potential Trump voters who don’t like him that much or who really like only parts of his personality or platform and tolerate the rest. …
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My wife was the one who told me that the birth certificate for Baby Girl Boylan had finally arrived in the mail in late summer. It had been a long time coming — 66 years, in fact — because Baby Girl Boylan, of course, was me. When I transitioned nearly …
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