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The National Endowment for the Arts Begins Terminating Grants

admin4 May 2025

The endowment told arts organizations that it was withdrawing or canceling current grants just hours after President Trump proposed eliminating the agency in the next fiscal year.

My Boss Wants to Sleep on My Couch Every Week

admin4 May 2025

Send questions about the office, money, careers and work-life balance to workfriend@nytimes.com. Include your name and location, or a request to remain anonymous. Letters may be edited. A Weekly Work Sleepover? Oh my god, what? When your question ...

More American Air Defense Is on the Way to Help Ukraine

admin4 May 2025

A Patriot air-defense system is moving from Israel to Ukraine, and Western allies are discussing the logistics of getting Germany or Greece to send another.

They Were Identical ‘Twinnies’ Who Charmed Orwell, Camus and More

admin4 May 2025

In “The Dazzling Paget Sisters,” Ariane Bankes unearths the writings of her high-society mother and aunt, getting glimpses at the 20th-century figures with whom they cavorted.

José Cuervo: The Man, the Legend, the Equine Tequila Shots

admin4 May 2025

In a new history, Ted Genoways explores the dramatic life of an enigmatic figure who revolutionized his country’s spirits industry.

You’ve Attended the Tale of Sweeney Todd. Now Hear Mrs. Lovett’s Story.

admin4 May 2025

A new novel, “The Butcher’s Daughter,” imagines the haunting past of Mrs. Lovett, the infamous baker who assisted the serial killer Sweeney Todd.

At 66, He’s Finally the Husband of My Dreams

admin4 May 2025

I’ve always loved my husband, but now that we are older and in our 60s, I definitely hate him less. Maybe I shouldn’t have had to wait 33 years — a third of a century — to hate my husband less, but time has been good to him. And it’s not just that he ...

Another Reason People Fear the Government

admin4 May 2025

Why do Americans have such deep distrust of their government? It’s a simple question with a complex answer, but here’s part of the reason: All too often, the government wrongfully inflicts profound harm on American citizens and then leaves them with ...

These Thinkers Set the Stage for Trump the All-Powerful

admin4 May 2025

With a blitz of moves in his 100 days in office, President Trump has sought to greatly enlarge executive power. The typical explanation is that he’s following and expanding a legal idea devised by conservatives during the Reagan administration, the ...

The Dark Side of Empathy

admin4 May 2025

In an interview earlier this year with Joe Rogan, Elon Musk quipped that “the fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy.” He seemed to blame it, in part, for the decline of America’s cultural vitality. He said he believed in empathy but ...