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The Frick Needs a New Piano. Which Would You Choose?
The pianist Jeremy Denk tests three Steinways that the Frick Collection is considering for its auditorium. Watch, listen and ...
The Face-Plant President
Harold Macmillan, the midcentury British prime minister, supposedly said that what statesmen feared most were “events, dear ...
The blackout that nearly broke New York—and the logo that saved it
In 1977, with dozens of fires set daily and tourism in freefall, New York hired an artist to save the city. His infamous ...
Harvard Plans to Use Trump’s Haste Against Him as It Fights Funding Cut
Harvard’s lawyers suggest the administration was sloppy when it froze billions in federal funding. A mundane but crucial law ...
As Harvard Is Hailed a Hero, Some Donors Still Want It to Strike a Deal
Harvard frantically tried to avoid a showdown with the Trump administration. Now many of its big donors are pushing the ...
The Ice Bucket Challenge Worked. Why Not Try It Again?
The trend that dominated social media a decade ago — and raised millions for A.L.S. research — has been reborn as a vehicle to raise mental health awareness.
I Watched the Pope Visit the Forgotten and Convert the Skeptical
Jim Yardley, a former Rome bureau chief for The New York Times, witnessed Pope Francis’ transformation from an unlikely papal ...
Can Harvard Withstand Trump’s Financial Attack?
The world’s richest university may have enough money to survive a battle with the most powerful man in the world. But if ...
The Complicated Legacy of Pope Francis
Readers offer reflections after the death of Pope Francis. Also: The mistakes of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.