There’s an unsettling moment in Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood Icon, a new exhibition opening in Los Angeles this weekend, where some of the star’s last recorded words emanate from the gallery walls. Her voice, gentle and unassuming, is taken from a restored audio recording of her final interview, published in Life magazine the day before she…
Ferrari’s first fully electric vehicle has sparked Italian angst about the luxury carmaker and intensified debate in the country about the reign of John Elkann, scion of the Agnelli family dynasty and executive chair of the carmaker. The Luce’s futuristic design, unusual proportions and symbolic departure from Ferrari’s combustion-engine heritage have provoked outrage among enthusiasts,…
Republic of Ireland midfielder Jamie McGrath says he expects protests against the side’s upcoming Israel fixtures to “heat up” after Thursday’s friendly win over Qatar was disrupted. The Aviva Stadium game – which the Republic of Ireland won 1-0 thanks to Nathan Collins’ early header – was twice briefly interrupted in the first half when…
Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. sued the Justice Department late Tuesday in an attempt to block the release of recorded interviews he had with his ghostwriter while drafting his 2017 memoir. The recordings came into the Justice Department’s possession in 2023, under Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, when a special counsel investigated Mr. Biden…
Los Angeles is the birthplace of modern skateboarding, a city so chock-full of spots that whenever I leave the house for an errand or crosstown meeting, I scan the landscape looking for handrails and schoolyards I recognize from old skate videos. But four years after moving to the city, I have yet to skate any…
Watched a couple documentaries that came out recently on Netflix this weekend, including the one about the French team at the 2010 World Cup and the one about Jamie Vardy. Both quite good; the latter excellent, even. I vaguely remember the 2010 scandal for the French, who ended up going briefly on strike at the…
Among other defeats, the recent local elections saw Labour lose heavily across the Midlands and the north of England. The results are reminiscent of the 2016 Brexit vote and, with the return of those electoral geographies, some of the old tropes have resurfaced, too. Once again, England’s post-industrial towns are cast as the angry, reactionary…
Summer should be fun … but what about fall in N.Y.C.? What started out as a fun, light season of “Summer House” completely switched vibes after two of the cast members — Amanda Batula and West Wilson — announced that they were dating. This was a surprise, as Batula just separated from her husband, Kyle…
Health officials in a growing list of countries scrambled on Thursday to track people connected to a deadly outbreak of the hantavirus on a cruise ship. The World Health Organization also predicted a “limited” spread of the virus if public health measures were implemented. “This is not Covid, this is not influenza,” Dr. Maria Van…
One employee is a survivor of a gastrointestinal cancer who sometimes loses control of her bowels. Another is undergoing breast cancer treatment that leaves her vulnerable to infections. A third has severely limited mobility and excruciating pain. They all work for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which has told them they must commute…
