Lynne Reid Banks, a versatile British author who began her writing career with the best-selling feminist novel “The L-Shaped Room” but found her biggest success
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Dwindling Ammunition Stocks Pose Grave Threat to Ukraine
The crew at an artillery position in eastern Ukraine had 33 shells in its ammunition bunker, stacked neatly like firewood against a wall. Then came
Willy Wonka’s Unknown Lands a New Acting Gig in London
On one chilly evening in March, after the sun had set and when most school-aged children were begrudgingly starting their homework, Felicia Dawkins, 16, enthusiastically
Bologna Looks to the Leaning Tower of Pisa for Tips to Stop Garisenda’s Tilt
Leaning for centuries at a worrisome tilt, the Garisenda Tower in Bologna has endured insults and trauma. Dickens called it “sufficiently unsightly,” if extraordinary, while
How a Violin Maker’s Dreams Came True in Cremona, Italy
Art of Craft is a series about craftspeople whose work rises to the level of art. When Ayoung An was 8, her parents bought her
For Sale: One Huge Drawing, Maybe by Michelangelo
For half a century, the Sernesi family lived in a storied villa overlooking Florence, in which the Renaissance artist Michelangelo was raised and later owned.
Thursday Briefing
Ukraine expands its draft.
‘The Russian Language Is Everywhere Again’: Exiles Cause Unease in Lithuania
A pile of flowers blanketed a small memorial in the center of the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius after the death of the Russian opposition leader
Inside an English Village Scarred by a High-Speed Railway, HS2
For those that can afford them, the large villas at Whitmore Heath offer the tranquillity of the countryside within striking distance of urban centers like
NATO Weighs Taking Over Ukraine Defense Contact Group
With continued American aid to Ukraine stalled and against the looming prospect of a second Trump presidency, NATO officials are looking to take more control