Remember when? You probably don’t. In January, Jay-Z talked about how he was using Roc Nation to harness the N.F.L.’s power to direct energy and money to social-justice initiatives like ending police brutality. Read more here. Andrea Rahal, a participant in the Miss Muslimah pageant, spoke about participating in an American rite without having to…
Two years ago, an influential paper suggested that we were too late to save the world. This paper helped rewrite the direction of British universities, played a major role in reshaping the missions of climate organizations and religious institutions, had a significant impact on British activism and has been translated into at least nine languages.…
Welcome, and Merry Christmas to those celebrating the holiday today. Perhaps you’ve been opening presents, perhaps cooking a feast, or caring for or hanging out with those you love. You might be working today, or hunkered down with a book. Hopefully, whatever you’re doing, you’re somewhere warm and safe. Earlier in the week, I shared…
Turkish officials announced Thursday that a vaccine from the Chinese company Sinovac has an efficacy rate of 91.25 percent, but the finding was based on preliminary results from a small clinical trial and none of the data was published in a journal or posted online. The announcement came a day after another ambiguous news conference,…
Moderna’s vaccine, like Pfizer’s, is designed around a molecule called messenger RNA, or mRNA, that’s injected into the upper arm. Once inside human cells, the mRNA instructs the manufacture of a protein called spike, which then teaches the immune system to recognize and thwart the coronavirus, should it ever invade the body. Each vaccine contains…
Nancye Radmin, a pioneer of plus-size fashion who for two decades ran an upscale chain of stores, the Forgotten Woman, that served a group of women who had otherwise been overlooked by high fashion, died on Dec. 8 at her home in Lakeland, Fla. She was 82. The death was confirmed by her son Brett…
Merry Christmas! Welcome to Five Weeknight Dishes, and while some of you may be off from work next week, you’ve still got to eat — and presumably, if you’re reading this, you’ve also got to cook. Even the most devoted home cooks have been tried in this endless year of endless kitchen tasks, as Tejal…
In October, with “Chromatica” having registered as a modest hit, Grande’s own new album, “Positions,” leaked online before its official release. Cordero, who liked Grande well enough but found her new music to be lacking, shared a link to the unreleased songs, much to the consternation of Grande fans, who worried that the bootlegged versions…
Good morning. Merry Christmas, if you’re celebrating. Hope you’re getting dim sum if you’re not, a nice spread of Peking duck, some version of spicy big tray chicken. It’s a marvelous day for takeout and relaxation. And even if you can’t get to the movies this year, you can always stream. Try “The Flight Attendant.”…
People traveling immediately after the holiday may face uncertainty: Many private testing clinics and labs are closed on Christmas Day, so testing within the 72-hour window may prove difficult, especially for the P.C.R. screening, which must be sent to a lab and can take several days to process. Updated Dec. 25, 2020, 2:17 p.m. ET…