In Nashville, a Homecoming for Dolly Parton and Her Musical
They came from across the country and drove in from the rest of Tennessee on Friday, braving the steamy heat of Nashville after a summer storm in sparkling boots, sequined…
Who Is Watching All These Podcasts?
The following are the runtimes of some recent episodes of several of YouTube’s more popular podcasts: “This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von,” #595: Two hours, 14 minutes. “Club Shay Shay,”…
The Poet Who Advocated Radical Tenderness
In November 2017 I found myself at the W Hotel in Washington dancing with my friend, and fellow poet, Andrea Gibson. We had just finished a poetry reading at the…
James Gunn Didn’t Want to Make ‘Superman.’ What Changed His Mind?
“Today I have my wits about me,” James Gunn said. “I was going to die yesterday, I was so tired.” It was two weeks before the release of “Superman,” and I had…
They Vanished in Syria’s Long Occupation of Lebanon. Now Their Families Want Answers.
Hoda al-Ali searched for her son for 34 years, until the day she drew her final breath. In 1986, when he was 18, he was arrested at a checkpoint by…
Cram Fire Grows to Largest Wildfire in U.S. So Far This Year
structures, most of them homes, has grown to more than 95,000 acres, making it the largest wildfire of the year so far in the United States. The blaze expanded in…
Japan’s Prime Minister Faces Jeopardy in a National Election: What to Know
Polls open on Sunday in Japan, where half of the seats in its Upper House of Parliament will be contested in the first national election since Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba…
In Taos, N.M., They Searched for Adobe Style and High-Desert Views
With the possible exception of the snake that dropped into their toilet the day they moved to Taos, N.M., not much scares Holly Scheib and Paul Wisneskey in a new…
Cyclist and Pedestrian Killed After Vehicle Jumps Curb in Manhattan
A cyclist and a pedestrian were killed early Saturday morning in Manhattan by a stolen rental car that had jumped the curb and struck them on the sidewalk, the police…
After Years in the D.C. Suburbs, She Wanted ‘Total Privacy’ in the Virginia Mountains
For 27 years, Annette Larkin owned a house in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria, Va., a few miles south of Washington. She loved the village feel and the walkability…