Silk Sonic Performs ‘777’ at 2022 Grammy Awards
Silk Sonic, the duo composed of Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars, opened the 64th Grammy Awards with an electrifying performance. Live from the MGM Grand Garden…
A Banner Night for Jon Batiste at the 2022 Grammy Awards
When Jon Batiste was nominated for 11 Grammy Awards back in November, across a dizzying range of genres (including classical!), it seemed that the members…
Brad Mehldau: Jacob’s Ladder (Nonesuch)
The cover of Jacob’s Ladder by Brad Mehldau “The world is the world is, love and life are deep, maybe as his eyes are wide.”…
Video Appears to Show Civilians Killed in Bucha
Ukrainian officials accused Russian forces of killing civilians in Bucha, Ukraine, a suburb northwest of Kyiv. Russian officials denied the allegations.
Bristling Against the West, China Rallies Domestic Sympathy for Russia
China’s Communist Party is mounting an ideological campaign aimed at officials and students. The message: The country will not turn its back on Russia.China’s top…
The Transfixing Beauty of Starling Murmurations
Travel|Gazing at the ‘Black Sun’: The Transfixing Beauty of Starling Murmurationshttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/04/travel/starling-murmurations.htmlIt was a late February evening in 2020, and I was standing in the marshlands…
President Volodymyr Zelensky Gives Emotional Speech at the Grammys
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Women in Saudi Arabia Add a First: An Auto Rally
WheelsThe Rally Jameel in Saudi Arabia celebrates a new first for women.The all-women Rally Jameel in Saudi Arabia last month covered nearly 690 miles, more…
Calif. Assembly Approves Constitutional Amendment Abolishing ‘Involuntary Servitude’
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OUR ROOTS Spotlight on UK’s Black Minister Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo at 70
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