The Metropolitan Opera Hires Its First Chief Diversity Officer
Marcia Sells has been brought on to rethink equity and inclusion at the largest performing arts institution in the United States. Read more...
Kathleen Kingsbury Is Named New York Times Opinion Editor
She spent seven months as the sections interim head after replacing James Bennet, who resigned under pressure. Now she officially takes a job that has been a steppingstone to the top editor position at The Times. Read more...
Tim Henman
On May 15 we said Tim Henman was being paid 200,000 by the BBC for commentating at Wimbledon this year. In fact we have been informed that his fee will be substantially less than that. We apologise for the mistake and are happy to set the record straight. Read more...
Washington Post Editor Marty Baron to Retire
After leading journalists to Pulitzer Prizes in Miami, Boston and Washington, The Posts executive editor said he would call it a career on Feb. 28. Read more...
Travis Roy, Who Inspired Millions After a Hockey Tragedy, Dies at 45
After an awkward fall 11 seconds into his first Boston University game left him a quadriplegic, he dedicated his life to advocacy for similarly disabled people. Read more...
Cutting down trash with bamboo packaging
Universal Biopack makes packaging that it sells to restaurants and manufacturers. But rather than plastic, it uses a mixture of bamboo and cassava. Read more...
Get these kids the laptops they need, writes former Education Secretary ALAN JOHNSON
ALAN JOHNSON Britain needs a concerted national effort, with all sides joining together, to make sure schoolchildren are not left behind during the pandemic. We have to put them first. Read more...
HS2 Bailiffs start evicting HS2 protesters from camp - as police move in to 'keep the peace'
HS2 Rebellion activists burrowed into the ground to halt their eviction from the Tree Protection Camp in Euston Square Gardens, which they set up in September to protest the 170billion rail project. Read more...
5 Things to Do This Weekend
Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually. Read more...
Workers Tap Retirement Savings as a Last Resort
At least two million workers have turned to their workplace retirement plans for cash under temporary rules created during the pandemic. But so far, most people have left their accounts alone. Read more...
Mashama Baileys the Grey Sets Up Shop at Intersect by Lexus
Dan Klugers latest in Long Island City, Wagyu from Japan in Midtown East, and more restaurant news. Read more...
Travel chaos hits the Midwest as up to 15 inches blankets Iowa to Ohio
More than 200 flights have been canceled as travel chaos hit the Midwest on Tuesday when up to 15 inches blanketed a few states during a major winter storm. Read more...
Vegan activist accused of risking a puppy's life for 'Instagram fame' reveals the dog has died
Australian activist James Aspey has revealed the puppy at the centre of a heated debate within the vegan community has died days after it was found abandoned in the streets of Bali. Read more...
Thinking of You Today The Texts That Helped Me Mourn the Oklahoma State Crash
Reflecting on the 2001 plane crash that killed 10 people, including two players and six others associated with the mens basketball program. Read more...