President Trump had a special message on Tuesday night for the “incredible people of Greenland,” whose island he has repeatedly expressed interest in acquiring — through a purchase or by force. “We strongly support your right to determine your own future,” he said, briefly pausing during a speech to Congress to address Greenlanders directly. Then, … Read more
Pierre Joris, a poet and translator who tackled some of the 20th century’s most difficult verse, rendering into English the complex work of the German-Romanian poet Paul Celan, died on Feb. 27 at his home in Brooklyn. He was 78. His wife, Nicole Peyraffite, said the cause was complications of cancer. Mr. Joris was the … Read more
Big eyewear, leather gloves, statement handbags: During Milan Fashion Week, it was often the case that for many people, an outfit was not complete until it was augmented with a visually bold or beautiful accessory — and that’s before shoes were accounted for. A proclivity toward things that are lavish, loud and sexy is something … Read more
The tutelage began last Friday, soon after President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine suffered through a humiliating dressing down at the White House, courtesy of President Trump. Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain suggested that Mr. Zelensky return to the White House to mend fences with Mr. Trump. That idea was scotched by both sides, who … Read more
Adidas said Wednesday that it had sold its last pair of Yeezys, a wildly popular and profitable sneaker brand it developed with the rapper and designer Ye, as it tried to move past the publicity nightmare that followed after Ye’s antisemitic comments. The sportswear giant severed ties with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, in … Read more
The C.I.A. director John Ratcliffe said on Wednesday that intelligence sharing with Ukraine had been paused alongside military aid to pressure its government to cooperate with the Trump administration’s plans to end the country’s war with Russia. Speaking on Fox Business, Mr. Ratcliffe applauded the Ukrainian president Volodomyr Zelensky’s statement on Tuesday praising President Trump … Read more
“The Greatest Showman,” a hit 2017 film about the circus impresario P.T. Barnum, is being adapted for the stage by Disney Theatrical Group and will have an initial production in early 2026 in Bristol, England. The project is Disney’s first stage adaptation of a 20th Century Fox film since the Walt Disney Company acquired Fox’s … Read more
Tesla’s sales in Germany plunged in February, part of a wider slump across Europe that has undercut the company’s share price and highlighted anger at the political activities of Elon Musk, the company’s chief executive. Sales of Tesla cars in Germany, Europe’s largest market for electric vehicles, dove 76 percent in February compared with a … Read more
Ronald Chammah, who owns a pair of small cinemas on the Left Bank of Paris, remembers well the grim days in 2022, when he wondered whether the French passion for moviegoing — a pastime that France invented 130 years ago — had been irreparably diminished by pandemic lockdowns. But that was then. On a recent … Read more
The alarms about Joël Le Scouarnec’s sexual desire for children had been ringing for years, well before he was charged with raping or sexually assaulting 299 people, most of them children under his care when he was a surgeon. His wife’s sister said she expressed concerns to her sister after she thought she had witnessed … Read more