Notre-Dame Cathedral sat in the pre-dawn chill like a spaceship docked in the heart of Paris, its exoskeleton of scaffolding lit by bright lights. Pink
Month: March 2024
Peter Eotvos, Evocative Modernist Composer and Conductor, Dies at 80
Peter Eotvos, a towering Hungarian composer and conductor who linked modernist traditions in 20th-century European music and whose multifaceted work was singularly evocative, died on
U.K. Backsliding on Civil and Political Rights, U.N. Body Says
An influential United Nations human rights body delivered a scathing assessment Thursday on the protection of civil rights in Britain, accusing the Conservative government of
Valentino Names Alessandro Michele as Creative Director
The song has stopped in at least one game of fashion musical chairs. Valentino has a new creative director: Alessandro Michele, the former Gucci designer
Crisis-Hit British Museum Gets New Leader
The British Museum on Thursday named Nicholas Cullinan, an art historian who currently leads the National Portrait Gallery in London, as its new director, ending
Thursday Briefing
Russia’s online efforts to derail Ukraine aid.
Russian Group Spread Disinformation About Kate Middleton, Experts Say
The whirl of conspiracy theories that enveloped Catherine, Princess of Wales, before she disclosed her cancer diagnosis last week probably didn’t need help from a
British Museum Sues Former Curator for Return of Stolen Items
A judge has ordered a former curator who the British Museum says stole hundreds of artifacts to return any gems or jewelry from the institution
Kremlin Treads Carefully After Moscow Attack Over Fears of Ethnic Strife
At a memorial service this week outside the concert hall where Islamist extremists are suspected of carrying out a deadly terrorist attack, one of Russia’s
Wednesday Briefing – The New York Times
The growing gulf between Israel and the U.S. Relations between Israel and the U.S. appeared to have sunk to a new low after the U.S.