Lily Gladstone Becomes the First Native American Nominated for a Best Actress Oscar

Lily Gladstone Becomes the First Native American Nominated for a Best Actress Oscar

Lily Gladstone, a star of the Martin Scorsese epic “Killers of the Flower Moon,” was nominated for the best actress Oscar on Tuesday, making her the first Native American person to contend for a competitive acting Academy Award. In the film, she plays Mollie Burkhart, an Osage woman whose white husband is part of a…

Book Reviews: ‘Lovers in Auschwitz,’ by Keren Blankfeld; ‘Cold Crematorium,’ by József Debreczeni

Book Reviews: ‘Lovers in Auschwitz,’ by Keren Blankfeld; ‘Cold Crematorium,’ by József Debreczeni

LOVERS IN AUSCHWITZ: A True Story, by Keren Blankfeld COLD CREMATORIUM: Reporting From the Land of Auschwitz, by József Debreczeni | Translated by Paul Olchváry “Lovers in Auschwitz” is, as the title portends, a nonfiction account of two Jews who became lovers in Auschwitz. The journalist Keren Blankfeld adapted it from her viral 2019 New…

In Australia, a Revamped Victorian With a Moody Modernist Vibe

In Australia, a Revamped Victorian With a Moody Modernist Vibe

Ariane and Andrew Vincent’s former home in Melbourne, Australia, was the kind of place people dream about: a three-story house near the beach with views of Port Phillip Bay. But after years of climbing all those stairs — and chasing three growing children (now 18 to 23) among floors — “we were ready to live…

With Melodrama and Memes, a Yakuza Game Series Charms America

With Melodrama and Memes, a Yakuza Game Series Charms America

It all started with a chicken named Nugget. For about a decade, American audiences had largely overlooked the Yakuza role-playing games that follow the exploits of Kazuma Kiryu, a gangster with a heart of gold, and a sprawling cast of characters through facsimiles of Japanese cities. When the first Yakuza came to the United States…

Brittany Howard Taps Into the Ancestors on ‘What Now’

Brittany Howard Taps Into the Ancestors on ‘What Now’

“It’s from the first gay club in Nashville,” Howard said. “I’m just borrowing it because the person who owns it doesn’t have tall enough ceilings.” Howard bought the home from the singer-songwriter Vanessa Carlton and her husband, John McCauley, of the band Deer Tick. Behind the house, between an old fishing boat Howard rebuilt and…

Colleges Turn to Geoengineering to Slash Their Carbon Budgets

Colleges Turn to Geoengineering to Slash Their Carbon Budgets

When administrators at Princeton University decided to cut the carbon emissions that came from heating and cooling their campus, they opted for a method that is gaining popularity among colleges and universities. They began drilling holes deep into the ground. The university is using the earth beneath its campus to create a new system that…

Late Night Bids Adieu to G.O.P. Dropout Ron DeSantis

Late Night Bids Adieu to G.O.P. Dropout Ron DeSantis

“The state of Florida, you know, the state banned all books about Churchill after they decided the name Winston sounded too gay, so Ron DeSantis didn’t know.” — JIMMY KIMMEL “It’s from an old Budweiser ad. Yeah. It reminds me of that other famous Churchill quote, ‘Wazzzuuuuuuup?’” — STEPHEN COLBERT “Say what you will about…

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