The Boat Business Is Booming
Dealers are in short supply as coastal Americans plan for more local summers. As one buyer put it Boats are sexier than sitting in your car. Read more...
Hostels Try to Adapt for the Covid-19 Era
Hostels are built on the idea of community and sharing, can they survive in a time of social distancing? As European hostels reopen, they are confronting new challenges. Read more...
Boeings 737 Max is Being Readied for a Comeback. What Travelers Need to Know.
The plane has been grounded since March 2019 after two deadly crashes, but could fly again by the end of the year. Answers to questions about the process. Read more...
A Novel of Sexual Obsession Has Something to Say About How We Tell Stories
22 Minutes of Unconditional Love, by Daphne Merkin, muses on the process of making up stories while recounting a young womans torrid affair with an older man. Read more...
Marc Fumaroli, Defender of French Culture, Is Dead at 88
A leading historian, he wrote and taught in defense of the French language and its heritage and against globish English. Read more...
Live Coronavirus Updates Testing Demand in U.S. Soars
Dr. Anthony Fauci said the country was knee-deep in the first wave. The U.S. will pay a company .6 billion for vaccine development. Brazils president had Covid-19 symptoms. Read more...
Daisy Lowe shows off her tummy in high-waisted black underwear
Daisy Lowe confidently displayed her body in a pair of high-waisted pants and a green crop top. Read more...
Netanyahu defiant as he arrives for start of trial
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Jerusalem's District Court on Sunday, denouncing the charges against him as his trial on corruption charges got underway. Read more...
Preserving Macao's bamboo tradition through sculptural works
Many of Asia's biggest cities owe their skylines to long bamboo poles that allow construction workers to climb to great heights. Read more...
Headteacher, 40, who murdered estranged wife 39, and her lover, 48, was a 'cowardly bully'
Rhys Hancock, 40, stabbed Helen Almey, 39, and Martin Griffiths, 48, to death. A friend of Ms Almey said Hancock was a bully and a coward' and ambulances and police were called to their house. Read more...
Fans of apocalyptic movies are better prepared for pandemic, study claims
Psychologists have found that people who have been watching movies depicting social chaos and an upturn in global order are better prepared for the virus. Read more...
University of Kentucky Is Sued Over Mural With Slavery Scene
An alumnus has filed a suit to save a fresco at the University of Kentucky that depicts enslaved people; a Black artist whose work is shown with it also wants the mural to stay. Read more...
When Your Tween Is Bored
School is over. Theres no camp. Its so boring. Heres how to be your tweens creative collaborator instead of the boss. Read more...
Familiar Names and One Unknown Among Leaders at Gibraltar Chess Tournament
Vassily Ivanchuk, the top seed, continues to lead the tournament, followed by a host of grandmasters. But there is one player among the leaders who is unranked and unknown. Read more...
Serena sneaks up on fans
Serena Williams randomly surprised two fans who were playing tennis in San Francisco while she was on a night stroll. Read more...