4+ hour, 14+ min ago  (1345+ words) "In numberless interviews," writes author Daniel Okrent in his perceptive, efficient new account of Sondheim's life, "Sondheim would later claim that if Oscar had been a geologist, he would have himself become a geologist." Not fully explained in the book,…...

4+ hour, 12+ min ago  (1242+ words) For evidence of a so-called cultural vibe shift, the pendulum swing away from the extreme sensitivity and irrational wokeness of the preceding decade, look no further than Lionel Shriver's new novel, A Better Life, a blunt but layered'and entertaining'depiction of…...

4+ hour, 7+ min ago  (1131+ words) Today, Sir George Downing is remembered, if at all, for the street and row of brick houses in London that bear his name. This happens to be the address of Britain's prime ministers, the place where the cabinet meets and…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (284+ words) That video of congresswoman Elise Stefanik, Republican of New York, grilling college presidents about whether calling for the genocide of Jews violated their university policies'and the college presidents responding that it depended on the context'has been viewed more than a…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (229+ words) The Board of Immigration Appeals denied anti-Israel activist and Columbia University agitator Mahmoud Khalil's attempt to halt his deportation, issuing a final order of removal on Thursday, according to his lawyers. The move marks a victory for the Trump administration…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (315+ words) National Action Network founder Al Sharpton said at his group's annual convention this week, which featured several 2028 Democratic presidential hopefuls, that it would be "crazy" for black people to celebrate the United States' 250th birthday later this year. "They're going to…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (326+ words) As a state representative, Talarico introduced a March 2021 bill to "ensure every public school student in Texas has a strong science-based understanding of human-caused climate change and its consequences." Talarico said he was "so proud of the young people stepping…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (493+ words) The left-wing candidate for Senate in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, campaigned this week with a man running for the University of Michigan's board of regents who shared since-deleted X posts that celebrated late Hezbollah leaders as "martyr[s]" and called on…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (1193+ words) freebeacon. com Managing the Mullahs: What a Negotiated Victory Over Iran Looks Like After weeks of threats, taunts, bombs, dramatic rescues, and careening markets, the world is holding its breath as the two-week ceasefire begins in the Middle East. The…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (294+ words) For contrast, the timing couldn't have been better. Two of the most prominent New Yorkers this week released documents outlining starkly different visions of America's future and perceptions of its past. After reading New York City's 375-page "Preliminary Racial Equity…...