Under the Wave at Waimea, by Paul Theroux An Excerpt
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Daydreaming Can Be Good for You
Far from a waste of time, daydreaming might be one of the best things you can do with your free time. Read more...
The All-New Mets Follow an All-Too-Familiar Script in Loss
Jacob deGroms strong start was wasted as the Mets new-look bullpen melted down in the eighth inning. Read more...
Smartmatic says disinformation on Fox News about the election was no accident.
The company was responding to a motion filed by Fox that argued that mentions of Smartmatic were part of its reporting on a newsworthy event. Read more...
Where Can Americans Travel to During the Coronavirus Pandemic
For Americans eager to resume international travel, here are the countries that currently allow U.S. citizens to enter, though there may be restrictions, including vaccine requirements. Read more...
A Blue Bloods Regular on the Importance of Yes
For the actor Vanessa Ray, what makes a one-bedroom near Lincoln Center home are a few essentials Bill Nye, blankets and one three-letter word. Read more...
Connor McDavids Big Hit on Jesperi Kotkaniemi Was It Dirty?
After the Oilers captain elbowed Montreals Jesperi Kotkaniemi, there were calls for a suspension or at least a fine. That he got. But McDavid had his defenders, too. Read more...
NYC Retail Zones Midtown Has Been Empty, but Other Areas Have Bounced Back
Shopping locally has helped foot traffic in some commercial districts across the city return almost to prepandemic levels. Read more...
One Mans Attempt to Solve a Mystery at the Top of Mount Everest
In The Third Pole, the author and adventurer Mark Synnott documents his attempt to find the lost body of a 1924 explorer. Read more...
Prince Philip dies Harry may have to isolate away from pregnant Meghan for 14 days
The Duke of Sussex is staying at Frogmore Cottage, the couple's former home in the grounds of Windsor Castle, to quarantine for five days before attending the royal service. Read more...
Wheres My Stimulus Payment? Maybe in Your Account. (Finally!)
The latest round of payments are the biggest yet, and open to more kinds of dependents. But some hassles encountered in past rounds could show up again, and maybe new ones, too. Read more...
Liz Jones's Diary In which things get a bit too personal
Would you like to hear about Gracie's 12th birthday, or my sex session on Zoom with my ex ex? Read more...
Erling Haaland The making of Europe's next football superstar
He's just 20, but Borussia Dortmund's Erling Braut Haaland already appears to have the world at his feet. With Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi nearing the end of their careers, has football found its next superstar? Read more...
Oath Keepers likely stashed weapons at a Comfort Inn prior to Capitol riot, prosecutors say
Members of the Oath Keepers paramilitary group likely stored weapons at a hotel in Arlington, Virginia, as part of their plan to have an armed rapid-response force during the January 6 insurrection, federal prosecutors said. Read more...
Car Maintenance During the Pandemic
Many people may have deferred maintenance because their cars mostly sat around in the pandemic. But that creates its own ills. Read more...
Two-bedroom fisherman's cottage built in 19th century in Devon goes on market for 900,000
The quaint 19th century fisherman's cottage is one of eight to have been built in Salcombe, Devon, along the town's sea wall before being turned into exclusive holiday homes. Read more...
Covid Victims Remembered Through Their Objects
The special project What Loss Looks Like presents personal artifacts belonging to those who have left us and explores what they mean to those left behind. Read more...
Are we heading for another Greek debt crisis?
It may seem like a recurring nightmare, but Greece is in danger of running out of money again. Read more...