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More than just supporting. Had the great fortune to see her in the original RSC production of Liaisons. Unforgettable!
Lindsay Duncan is one of those supporting pillars of British film and TV without whom we'd be so much poorer
November 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
More than just supporting. Had the great fortune to see her in the original RSC production of Liaisons. Unforgettable!
Sam made the Tour his own beat, and helped popularize cycling for a generation of Americans. More than that, he was a great colleague: smart, unassuming, generous. Deserving of his own maillot jaune.
Samuel Abt, Tour de France Writer for 30 Years, Dies at 91 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/s...
Samuel Abt, Tour de France Writer for 30 Years, Dies at 91 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/s...
Samuel Abt, Tour de France Writer for 30 Years, Dies at 91
www.nytimes.com
July 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Sam made the Tour his own beat, and helped popularize cycling for a generation of Americans. More than that, he was a great colleague: smart, unassuming, generous. Deserving of his own maillot jaune.
Samuel Abt, Tour de France Writer for 30 Years, Dies at 91 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/s...
Samuel Abt, Tour de France Writer for 30 Years, Dies at 91 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/13/s...
That so many in China are pleased with Trump’s foreign policy initiatives should make us worry.
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Why Trump Is So Popular in China
That so many in China are pleased with Trump’s foreign policy initiatives should make us worry.
open.substack.com
May 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
That so many in China are pleased with Trump’s foreign policy initiatives should make us worry.
open.substack.com/pub/michaelm...
open.substack.com/pub/michaelm...
After 80 years, have we forgotten the lessons of WWII? Food for thought on #VEday
As a German I will forever be grateful to all who fought for the liberation of Europe.
But as a historian I am looking at front pages today and must wonder: What is the point of remembering #VEDay 80 years on, what is the point of our thanks, when we are failing to protect the sacrifices made? 🧵
But as a historian I am looking at front pages today and must wonder: What is the point of remembering #VEDay 80 years on, what is the point of our thanks, when we are failing to protect the sacrifices made? 🧵
May 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
After 80 years, have we forgotten the lessons of WWII? Food for thought on #VEday
The Olmsted Oak lives on! For nearly two centuries this majestic tree graced our park until a storm brought it down last summer. Thanks to a local benefactor and artist, it will once again be a beautiful meeting point!
May 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The Olmsted Oak lives on! For nearly two centuries this majestic tree graced our park until a storm brought it down last summer. Thanks to a local benefactor and artist, it will once again be a beautiful meeting point!
Wow, changing times at the IOC. She’s young, African, and was winning gold medals just 16 years ago. Outside the box move for the traditionally hidebound Olympic committee.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/w...
Kirsty Coventry Is Elected President of International Olympic Committee
The new leader of the Olympic movement will have several urgent issues to deal with straight away, including the rights of transgender athletes and the challenges posed by the climate crisis.
www.nytimes.com
March 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Wow, changing times at the IOC. She’s young, African, and was winning gold medals just 16 years ago. Outside the box move for the traditionally hidebound Olympic committee.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/w...
Beautiful!
March 14, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Beautiful!
“Trump’s arbitrary and personalized policymaking is at odds with the predictability that businesses crave. … He revels in the power to impose and remove tariffs and other measures without warning, process, checks or balances.”
March 14, 2025 at 10:23 AM
“Trump’s arbitrary and personalized policymaking is at odds with the predictability that businesses crave. … He revels in the power to impose and remove tariffs and other measures without warning, process, checks or balances.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/b...
Dwight Garner wields a pen the way Frank Robinson did a bat:
“Most sports books are pop flies to the infield. Miller’s is a screaming triple into the left field corner.”
Dwight Garner wields a pen the way Frank Robinson did a bat:
“Most sports books are pop flies to the infield. Miller’s is a screaming triple into the left field corner.”
The Banty, Blustering Genius of Earl Weaver
The famous Baltimore Orioles manager gets a vivid new biography, the book equivalent of “a screaming triple into the left field corner.”
www.nytimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 1:07 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/b...
Dwight Garner wields a pen the way Frank Robinson did a bat:
“Most sports books are pop flies to the infield. Miller’s is a screaming triple into the left field corner.”
Dwight Garner wields a pen the way Frank Robinson did a bat:
“Most sports books are pop flies to the infield. Miller’s is a screaming triple into the left field corner.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
What happened in the Oval Office on Friday was something that had never happened in the history of this country: our president clearly sided with the aggressor, the dictator and the invader against the democrat, the freedom fighter and the invaded.
What happened in the Oval Office on Friday was something that had never happened in the history of this country: our president clearly sided with the aggressor, the dictator and the invader against the democrat, the freedom fighter and the invaded.
Opinion | This Never Happened With an American President Before
Trump’s behavior in the Oval Office with Zelensky was an unparalleled break with American foreign policy.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...
What happened in the Oval Office on Friday was something that had never happened in the history of this country: our president clearly sided with the aggressor, the dictator and the invader against the democrat, the freedom fighter and the invaded.
What happened in the Oval Office on Friday was something that had never happened in the history of this country: our president clearly sided with the aggressor, the dictator and the invader against the democrat, the freedom fighter and the invaded.
Samkelo depended on USAID-backed drugs to stay alive. Then came Trump’s order
“We took 20 years to build up what has taken less than four weeks to dismantle.”
“We took 20 years to build up what has taken less than four weeks to dismantle.”
February 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Samkelo depended on USAID-backed drugs to stay alive. Then came Trump’s order
“We took 20 years to build up what has taken less than four weeks to dismantle.”
“We took 20 years to build up what has taken less than four weeks to dismantle.”
Milk chocolate or dark? The answer could affect your risk of diabetes.
Ah, the joy of having your own preferences validated by science.
Ah, the joy of having your own preferences validated by science.
December 5, 2024 at 11:19 AM
Milk chocolate or dark? The answer could affect your risk of diabetes.
Ah, the joy of having your own preferences validated by science.
Ah, the joy of having your own preferences validated by science.