As the Rugby World Cup kicks off today, one correspondent reflects on how the sport made her feel closer to home.
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Turkey’s Art Scene Makes a Comeback, Under Erdogan’s Shadow
Major museums are opening, and the Istanbul Biennial is underway. Just don’t ask about politics.
Attack on Saudi Oil Facilities Tests U.S. Guarantee to Defend Gulf
The American hesitation to take military action may signal a weakening of its commitment to protect the Arab Persian Gulf and could embolden Iran.
Brownface, Blackface and About-Face. Is Trudeau Who He Says He Is?
Many Canadians saw Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s record in office as evidence in his favor, if not enough to exonerate him for recent photos and video showing him wearing dark makeup.
Mark von Hagen, Critic of Times’s Stalin Coverage, Dies at 65
A historian, he was asked by the paper to judge whether a correspondent’s Pulitzer Prize should be revoked because of biased reporting. He said it should be.
Russian artist duo creates optical illusions with psychedelic color-changing portraits
Fraktality, a married Russian couple, use lenticular printing to make digital images change color depending on where they are viewed from.
Birds Are Vanishing From North America
The number of birds in the United States and Canada has declined by 3 billion, or 29 percent, over the past half-century, scientists find.
Justin Trudeau, Kashmir, Climate Change:Your Friday Briefing
Trudeau’s brownface scandal grows.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologizes after 2001 photo surfaces of him in brownface
The Canadian prime minister apologized for the costume at an “Arabian Nights” gala nearly 20 years ago. He’s up for re-election next month.
New Video Surfaces Showing Trudeau in Blackface, Compounding Scandal
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada has cast himself as spokesman for the world’s liberals. But a series of episodes challenges that view.