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Times editors have handpicked 10 stories for you to enjoy. Welcome to The Weekender.
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A Times critic argues that ours is the least innovative century for the arts in 500 years. That doesn’t have to be a bad thing.
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After nearly three years, the vice president is still struggling to make the case for herself — and feels she shouldn’t have to.
Less than a year after losing her son in a murder that captivated the true crime community, Stacy Chapin spent three days navigating CrimeCon.
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Almost 20 years after his sexy, best-selling album “Confessions,” Usher is back with new music that could redefine the whole genre.
The winner of the Nobel in economics has demonstrated how gender gaps in work have shrunk, and why some remain.
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Breaking will get a stage at the Paris Olympics, but its pioneers wonder if their art will translate into sport.
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A coterie of tech insiders believe that “prediction markets” can fix social ills. Are they right?
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The new Freedom Monument Sculpture Park, opening in early 2024 in Montgomery, Ala., arrives at a time when Black history is being debated in many states.
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On the Picardy Coast, there is nothing and everything to see, and a 19th-century steam railway lets you explore at the perfect pace.
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Fruits, vegetables, dairy, soda: Here’s what the evidence suggests about foods and skin health.
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Thanks for reading. I’ll see you next weekend.
This edition of The Weekender was edited by Jonathan Wolfe.
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