The geezers are coming! The geezers are coming! Demographic doomsayers warn slowing birth rates and graying populations will wreak economic havoc and torpedo stocks. Yet the dire scenarios of zombie-like boomer hoards leeching off their working progeny have it backwards: Aging populations are always, everywhere signs of progress — not threats to it. Yes –…
DUBAI – Rory McIlroy won the Dubai Desert Classic for a record fourth time after reeling in Cameron Young early in the final round then holding off Adrian Meronk down the back nine to seal a one-stroke victory on Sunday. McIlroy closed with a 2-under 70 to retain the title at a tournament he has…
The Rams are flush with more than $40 million in salary-cap space. For the first time since 2016, they have a first-round draft pick. It’s an advantageous position for a team coming off an unexpected 10-win season and a run to the playoffs. It remains to be seen how general manager Les Snead and coach…
A drizzle of optimism worked its way into the Lakers locker room Wednesday night. The Lakers had just beaten Dallas for their fourth win in six games. It was a stretch that saw them take care of the Clippers’ James Harden, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Thunder before handling Luka Doncic and…
There’s a gray line in sports. It straddles right from wrong. Some don’t like it when people are on the gray line, but it’s perfectly legal and even expected if you’re ambitious and seeking to exploit every possible advantage. In basketball, there’s the player falling down and embellishing a charging foul. In baseball, there’s the…
WHO OWNS THIS SENTENCE? A History of Copyrights and Wrongs, by David Bellos and Alexandre Montagu David Bellos and Alexandre Montagu’s surprisingly sprightly history “Who Owns This Sentence?” arrives with uncanny timing. New Year’s Eve hangovers had barely cleared before Harvard’s president was ousted over charges of plagiarism and inadequate attribution, followed by quick retorts…
The gift and the book itself are fictional. The 2021 film, directed by Pablo Larraín, is too, proceeding from the idea that where there’s a martyr there must be a monster. Elizabeth is a freeze-dried witch, Charles a snarling prig. Perhaps to avoid accusations of defamation, the filmmakers identify their story, in a prefatory caption,…
As the director of online sales for the builder CC Homes, Lorraine Sanchez encourages prospective buyers to go see the company’s houses in Ave Maria, a town in southwest Florida. Since last year, she has had a new marketing tool: Ave Maria is “certified” as a blue zone, a place geared to helping people live…
With 2024 underway and the presidential race in full swing, it was time for “Saturday Night Live” to get back to doing what it loves best: lampooning former President Donald J. Trump. In its first new broadcast of the year, hosted by Jacob Elordi and featuring the musical guest Reneé Rapp, “S.N.L.” kicked off with…
In his 40-year career, William Lucas has seen nearly every step in the erosion of the American garment industry. As general manager of Eagle Sportswear, a company in Middlesex, N.C., that cuts, sews and assembles apparel, he hopes to keep what’s left of that industry intact. Mr. Lucas, 59, has invested hundreds of thousands of…
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