Tuesday, August 12. My photo assistant Chika and I arrive at the Santa Fe Institute, Cormac’s home away from home, and load equipment into the library. Cormac is early, chatting u…
Washington, DC is a cocktail-party town. When I was at Kith/Kin I saw firsthand how much public policy is decided over hors d’oeuvres. Everyone’s favorite—on the left, on the righ…
Cutesy aesthetics met calls for revolution at Olivia Rodrigo’s new music festival. Early Saturday afternoon at the Daisy Chain Fields festival, in Irvine, California, the 25-year-…
We find mussels to be a romantic dish. Eating them with your hands adds to the experience and soaking up the broth with crusty charred baguette—well, there’s nothing better. Early…
Vladimir Putin had planned to meet with CIA Director John Ratcliffe during his August 25 visit to Moscow but called it off after learning the purpose of the trip, a source close t…
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has asked Greece to help ensure the full implementation of a US-mediated agreement with Israel aimed at ending hostilities. During a meeting with Gr…
BBC correspondents in Delhi and Moscow look at why the Indian PM made a very public peace plea to his Russian ally.
The fast-fashion retailer made a tepid Hong Kong IPO, amid scrutiny over its environmental footprint, alleged human rights violations, competition from other e-commerce companies …
Prithviraj Sukumaran is returning to the Bollywood big screen opposite Kareena Kapoor Khan in Daayra, a crime thriller that brings together two of Indian cinema's biggest stars fo…
Readers, this month in publishing is lousy with poets, including terrific poets who I didn’t have space for and poets who I made space for but who deserve more than a few hundred …
Startup Switch Bioworks hopes to use microbes to reduce demand for chemical fertilizer. Fertilizer is crucial for the global food supply, but making it uses a lot of energy and pr…
India’s Himalayan glacial lakes are changing rapidly. Satellite data can track them, but disaster risk depends on slopes, dams and downstream exposure. India is improving monitori…