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My Oscar for ‘No Other Land’ Didn’t Protect Me From Violence

admin26 April 2025

On March 2, I won an Academy Award for best documentary for a film I co-directed, “No Other Land.” It’s hard to put into words how that moment felt. It was one of the most incredible moments of my life. Three weeks later, I was brutally attacked in ...

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We Need Proof of Life for the Makeup Artist Trump Sent to El Salvador

admin26 April 2025

I understand why Kilmar Abrego Garcia has become the face of Donald Trump’s monstrous policy of sending migrants to a gulag in El Salvador. In a court filing, the administration’s own lawyers initially admitted that his deportation was an ...

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Steve McMichael, Hall of Fame Tackle for Champion Bears, Dies at 67

admin26 April 2025

He was a ferocious part of a dominant defense that swept the 1985 Chicago team to victory in the Super Bowl. After 15 N.F.L. seasons, he became a pro wrestler.

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Yep. Right on. Forsooth. Word. Mm-Hmm. Shupp?

admin26 April 2025

You’re reading the John McWhorter newsletter, for Times subscribers only. A Columbia University linguist explores how race and language shape our politics and culture. Get it with a Times subscription.We may be a polarized nation, but on a verbal ...

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Andrea Nevins, Who Turned Offbeat Subjects Into Moving Films, Dies at 63

admin26 April 2025

Her documentaries, one of which received an Oscar nomination, explored subjects like punk-rock dads and Barbie dolls.

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U.S. Officials to Cut Funding for Landmark Study of Women’s Health

admin26 April 2025

The Women’s Health Initiative has produced thousands of research papers, altering medical care for patients around the world.

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Leonard Zeskind, Who Foresaw the Rise of White Nationalism, Dies at 75

admin26 April 2025

With “Blood and Politics,” he predicted that anti-immigrant ideologies would become part of mainstream American politics, and warned about downplaying the threat.

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The ‘Bone Collector’ Doesn’t Play With Its Food. It Wears It.

admin26 April 2025

Hawaii is a beautiful tropical paradise and also home to formidable creepy crawly predators. There are spiders that impale prey in midair and venomous centipedes that can stretch nearly 15 inches long. And then there are the carnivorous caterpillars ...

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Masahiro Shinoda, Leading Light of Japan’s New Wave Cinema, Dies at 94

admin26 April 2025

His films tapped into the fantasies of disgruntled youth by embracing brazen sexuality and countercultural politics. But unlike his peers, he did not shun tradition.

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Bad Bunny (the College Course) Heads to the Ivy League

admin26 April 2025

With a new fall offering, Yale becomes the latest university to offer a course on the cultural impact of the Puerto Rican star.

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