O winged Lady,Like a birdYou scavenge the land.Like a charging stormYou charge,Like a roaring stormYou roar,You thunder in thunder,Snort in rampaging winds.Your feet are continually restless.Carrying your harp of sighs,You breathe out the music of mourning. — from “Hymn to Inanna” by Enheduanna,translated from the Sumerian by Jane Hirshfield PROPHETESS ONE RISKS ANGERING the gods…
The humble lentil is a quick-cooking kitchen powerhouse. Armando Rafael for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews. By Ali Slagle Ali Slagle is a recipe developer and regular contributor to NYT Cooking who specializes in low-effort, high-reward recipes. She is also the author of the cookbook “I Dream of Dinner (so You Don’t…
Food Voyages: Six journeys in search of a single bite. Text by Ligaya Mishan Photographs and video by Luisa Dörr Sept. 26, 2024 I used to take pride in eating the hottest chiles I could. I went up the ranks of the Scoville scale, dosing myself with Thai bird chiles, Scotch bonnets, habaneros, Trinidad Moruga…
We have finished our annual search for America’s best restaurants. Over the last 12 months, our reporters and editors traveled to nearly every state scouting restaurants for this annual list. This year, it was about spaces as much as places. We ate hyperlocal dishes served out of a trailer in a rural Virginia field, experienced…
Kristen Poole with her two sons outside Pittsburgh, where she recently weighed whether to buy a new home in the area or continue renting. Nancy Andrews for The New York Times Thinking of moving? It’s a confusing time. The median American home-sale price hit a record high in July, forcing more people into the rental…
There have been more than 230 school shootings in the United States over the past decade and active shooter drills have become routine in students’ lives. Now, technologies developed to protect soldiers in war are being incorporated into everyday objects of childhood school days. At a recent educational trade show, a booth displaying backpacks with…
Leer en español Artificial intelligence tools can create picture-perfect faces, realistic photographs and now lifelike videos. While A.I. video technology is not yet as sophisticated as tools that create images and audio, it is rapidly advancing. The most convincing examples often manipulate real videos, adding realistic A.I. elements. Can you tell the difference? Take our…
Sep 8, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Red Sox right fielder Wilyer Abreu (52) rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the sixth inning against the Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images A five-run ninth inning propelled the visiting Chicago White Sox to a 7-2 win over the…
Sep 8, 2024; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) celebrates with wide receiver Jaylen Waddle (17) after scoring a touchdown against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the third quarter at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was detained by police about a block…
Sep 8, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins (18) is hit by Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi (99) as he throws during the second half at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images Ten points is not what Raheem Morris and Kirk Cousins had in mind for their opening act with…
