WTA's mission to grow women's tennis
WTA CEO Steve Simon talks to Pat Cash about Maria Sharapova's 2017 return and how he plans to grow the game. Read more...
The 6th Floors Poet in Residence
There are many ways to describe Eisenbergs contributions to the Times online community, but the best one is also the most accurate pure poetry. To the unitiated, Eisenberg adds clever limericks to many of the posts on this blog, but he has clearly made an impact here and in many other places where reader responses are encouraged Read more...
Jessica Pegula, daughter of NFL team owners, stuns No. 5 seed Elina Svitolina to make Australian Open quarterfinals
Go Jessica! Read more...
Why lockdowns DON'T always stop thousands dying of Covid
Oxford University researchers found the UK had the sixth harshest restrictions. Separate data from OurWorldInData.com showed the UK has suffered the fourth highest death toll of the pandemic. Read more...
CRAIG BROWN Jules Renard writes with exquisite wit and timeless wisdom
Has anyone ever written of the natural world with the piercing wit of Jules Renard? Read more...
From The Dig to Twist and The Lie The best on demand TV to watch this week
Wonderful, moving dramatisation of the 1939 dig at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk that unearthed an Anglo-Saxon ship burial and a hoard of buried treasure. Read more...
Auto Insurance During a Pandemic
Is your car spending more time in the garage than on the road? You may be able to reduce your auto insurance payments. Read more...
On Factory Floors, a Chime and Flashing Light to Maintain Distance
Businesses like Henkel, a big German chemical company, are trying wearable sensors to prevent virus outbreaks among workers. Read more...
Aggressive Neighbors in the Nursing Home
One in five nursing home residents was involved in mistreatment of a neighbor in the previous month, a new study found. Read more...
Boy, four, seriously injured after clinging to escalator handrail and falling 20ft at Russian mall
A four-year-old boy was left with serious head injuriesafter grabbing hold of an ascending escalator at a shopping mall when his parents werenot watching - and falling 20ft. Read more...
Whats a Dance Theater Without an Audience?
A food pantry or a place to vote or a place to make dance with different expectations What weve taken off the table is the pressure of the result. Read more...
EU threatens legal action over post-Brexit Northern Ireland border checks dispute
Downing Street today insisted the UK has not broken the terms of the Brexit divorce deal after the EU accused ministers of 'violating' the Northern Ireland Protocol over border checks. Read more...
LaToya Ruby Frazier, American Witness
A marriage of art and activism, the artists searing photographs reveal the human toll of economic injustice. Read more...
Comedian Chris Lilley and girlfriend Gabriella Pereira enjoy a sneaky can of XXXX Gold on beach
Chris Lilley knocked back a couple of XXXX Gold beers on Bronte Beach, Sydney, during a date with girlfriendGabriella Pereira. Read more...
Derek DelGaudio and the Great Unburdening of Secrets
The magician explains how he worked up to In Of Itself in a new memoir, Amoralman, a prequel of sorts to the show. Read more...
Netflix Productions Are More Diverse Than Studio Films, Study Shows
The study, which the streaming giant commissioned, looked at films and TV series from 2018 and 2019. Read more...
Covid cases continue to drop in England but speed of decline has SLOWED
NHS Test and Trace show 68,738 people tested positive for for Covid in England between February 18 and 24, an 18.7 per cent decrease compared to the previous week. Read more...
Biden Looks to a Consensus Builder to Heal a Democratic Rift on Trade
Katherine Tai, the Biden administrations nominee for trade representative, will set the course for the Democrats worker-focused approach to trade. Read more...