From The New York Times. Film and text by Faye Tsakas (https://fayetsakas.com/): Whenever I browse social media, I see advice and products for self-improvement — a deluge of elusive promises tethered to consumer goods. How to look more angular or more toned, feel more energized, age backward. Capitalism and modern technology have mixed to create…

From The New York Times. Every year, millions of Americans bounce around the country like electrons, moving from one state to another. But there are patterns in this chaos, and one of the clearest in recent decades is that Americans are moving from blue states to red states. As the Opinion video above explains, that…

From The New York Times. This video contains spoilers for the movie “The Piano Lesson.” In the August Wilson play “The Piano Lesson,” its characters must wrestle, metaphorically, with a ghost from their past. In the film adaptation, directed by Malcolm Washington and streaming on Netflix, that confrontation becomes more literal. In this scene, the…

From The New York Times. Check in or carry on? Amy Virshup, the Travel editor at The New York Times, and Christine Chung, a Times reporter covering consumer travel, have a debate. Video by Amy Virshup, Christine Chung, Gabriel Blanco, Karen Hanley, Laura Salaberry and Farah Otero-Amad Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n More from The New York Times…

From The New York Times. As you scroll through the internet, you’ve probably noticed the same problem Kirby Ferguson has: “Everything looks the same, sounds the same, is the same.” In the Opinion Video above, the filmmaker argues that our culture often appears to be plagued by a dearth of creativity. But what if, beneath…

From The New York Times. The song “Popular” from “Wicked” has secured a firm place in pop culture in the 21 years since the show opened on Broadway. So how to make the song fresh for the film adaptation? This was one of the major challenges for the film’s director, Jon M. Chu. His formula…

From The New York Times. Film and text by Ema Ryan Yamazaki (https://www.emaexplorations.com/en/): What makes Japanese people distinctively Japanese? For me, the key lies in what we are taught during our elementary school years. Children as young as 6 are given the responsibility to clean their own classrooms and serve one another lunch. Schools are…

From The New York Times. Sonya, a young Ukrainian girl, was being treated for eye cancer. Then Russia invaded Ukraine. Lynsey Addario, a photographer on assignment for The New York Times who has covered every major war and humanitarian crisis of her generation, tells Sonya’s story. By Lynsey Addario, Rebecca Suner, Nikolay Nikolov and James…

From The New York Times. An effort to turn India’s trash mountains into energy has become an acute health crisis for a million people in the capital city, New Delhi. Maria Abi-Habib, an investigative correspondent for The New York Times, explains. By Maria Abi-Habib, Alexandra Ostasiewicz and James Surdam Read the story here: https://nyti.ms/3YZMd14 Subscribe:…

From The New York Times. What lessons can Democrats take from the 2024 election? Astead W. Herndon, a national politics reporter and the host of the politics podcast “The Run-Up,” gives his analysis. Listen to “The Run-Up”: http://bit.ly/4ftuapV Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n More from The New York Times Video: http://nytimes.com/video ———- Whether it’s reporting on conflicts abroad…

From The New York Times. When Ani (Mikey Madison) agrees to meet one of her young strip-club clients, Ivan (Mark Eydelshteyn), at his home, she is taken aback by just how lavish that home is. That’s the setup for this scene from “Anora,” which follows the budding relationship, both transactional and emotional, between the title…