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“Cape Fever,” “A Very Cold Winter,” “Strangers,” and “The Death and Life of Gentrification.”
2 февраля 2026 года
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“Cape Fever,” “A Very Cold Winter,” “Strangers,” and “The Death and Life of Gentrification.”
Today, the name represents a story of profit and power unlike any other. But tracing the genealogy of Murdoch sleaze requires a long memory.
In “The Copywriter,” by Daniel Poppick, a poet searches for meaning in the grindset.
A new history charts how Palestinian militants of the nineteen-seventies made common cause with West Germany’s radical left.
The eighteen-year-old Islander was last year’s No. 1 pick in the N.H.L. draft. On a recent day off, he shoots a commercial, chats with Tom Brady, and raves about babysitting.
“When do we find ourselves, and where?”
The President’s coercive policies, including his latest threats against Greenland, are prompting some foreign investors to think twice about parking their money with Uncle Sam.
Fresh out of college, we were a bunch of misfits, in a chaotic, run-down communal home, desperately trying to figure out who we were meant to be.
Will an A.I. restoration of “The Magnificent Ambersons” right a historic wrong or desecrate a classic?
How Russian military intelligence is recruiting young people online to carry out espionage, arson, and other attacks across the Continent.
Tech advances already show a future of testing in which we might not have to suffer and die while waiting for systems that don't work.
Executive producers Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest, director James Ponsoldt and stars Byron Bowers and Josh Gad discuss Episode 4 and making Olaf MCU cannon.
ASMR is moving from YouTube to the real world. Step inside Kas Wellness in Costa Mesa, a luxury boutique offering "brain massages" and sensory journeys for stress relief.
The Crenshaw Food Hub supports Black farmers with fresh produce and vegan food in South L.A.
Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed budget lacks funding for additional subsidized child-care slots, stalling progress on getting thousands of families access to affordable care.
The year opened with President Trump declaring that "the fraud investigation of California has begun," a move that quickly set off a barrage of allegations from his administration and Republican allies questioning the integrity of state programs and the leadership of Gov.
While cold-stunned iguanas fall from trees in Florida and videos circulate of frozen "exploding" trees in the Northeast, Southern California is working up a sweat.
Even with all the Grammys action, there's a lot audiences didn't see on TV. Here's what Times reporters caught behind the scenes.
'Operation Metro Surge,' the immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to nationwide protests after federal agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens, has had students, parents and teachers on edge regardless of their immigration status.
Gavin Newsom has mostly been popular during his two terms as California governor. A field of Democrats vying to replace him are trying to cut their own paths.
Athletes from around the world are arriving in Italy for the 2026 Winter Olympics, which begins on February 6.
Featuring Melania Trump, Tom Homan, Ilhan Omar, Lindsey Graham, Elon Musk and Thom Tillis.
The one-time Wall Street star, who has been mired by legal and debte woes over the past two years, listed the two pet rodents among his assets in his bankruptcy filing.
Tune in live at 6 a.m. EST to watch as Punxsutawney Phil makes his prediction for how long this brutal winter will last. If our furry friend sees his shadow, that means six more weeks of cold weather so here’s hoping he doesn’t see any shadow at all!
The Metropolitan Opera has been making headlines lately — for all the wrong reasons. It’s not that the country’s oldest continuously operating opera company is seeing revived relevance and eager engagement. Quite the contrary. The storied institution announced in the fall a deal with Saudi Arabia, said to be worth $200 million, to perform three weeks a...