It's the controversy that has launched a thousand X posts. Elon Musk, who is a fan of Homer, has kicked up a fuss by objecting to filmmaker Christopher Nolan casting the black actress Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy in his forthcoming movie version of "The Odyssey." The epic production ...
Ten years ago this month, Donald Trump clinched the Republican nomination for president, with a platform that was vastly different on trade and foreign policy from other recent presidents, Republican and Democratic alike. How fares America — and the world — 10 years later? In some ...
Are we almost at the point of no return? Let America be America again, please, in a post-Donald Trump world. Rebuilding our institutions, arts and trust in government is not a sure thing. Given a global economic, environmental or medical crisis, the endeavor could cross country boundaries, ...
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani earned national attention in a not-good way when he recorded himself in front of Ken Griffin's Manhattan home revealing the billionaire's address. He tapped the lens in a threatening manner and said guys like Griffin are going to pay more taxes. Griffin is ...
Those of us of a certain age — born before about 1970 — have fond memories of the mailman (yes, that’s what we called him, not “postal carrier”) dropping off a pile of letters and cards into the mailbox down the driveway six days a week. But those days are long past. Now if we have ...
Anderson Cooper decided to quit his moonlighting job at “60 Minutes,” but not without a few words interpreted as “a dig” at CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss. In an “Overtime” video reviewing his CBS career, Cooper proclaimed: “There’s very few things that have been around ...
