Farewell, Serena? Not So Fast
Williamss wan wave after losing to Naomi Osaka in the Australian Open semifinal stirred retirement speculation. GOATs dont go out that way. Read more...
For Minari, Lee Isaac Chung Returns to the Home He Longed to Leave
With Minari, Lee Isaac Chung tells a semi-autobiographical tale of growing up Korean-American in the heartland. Read more...
'The United States vs. Billie Holiday' lets Andra Day deliver its high notes
Almost 50 years after "Lady Sings the Blues," "The United States vs. Billie Holiday" revisits the singer's career, through the lens of the feds hounding her. The result is a disjointed, oddly structured movie, which derives its high notes from Andra Day's showstopping performance in the title role. Read more...
Texas Blackouts Point to Coast-to-Coast Crises Waiting to Happen
Continent-spanning storms triggered blackouts in Oklahoma and Mississippi, halted one-third of U.S. oil production and disrupted vaccinations in 20 states. Read more...
What IS behind Britain's Covid vaccine slowdown?
A vaccine dose delivery schedule published by the Scottish Government in January suggests that officials knew there would be a dip in vaccine supply in February before a spike in availability in March. Read more...
From Salena Godden to Tina Jackson, Richard Flanagan and Jane Harper This week's best new fiction
Mrs Death, an elderly black woman, is world weary and tired of the invisibility of her job - being death itself. Read more...
Should you buy AIM shares to reduce inheritance tax?
My late father-in-law invested to reduce inheritance tax, but died before most had reached the qualifying two years - and then the market crashed. Read more...
House Hunting in Italy A Tower North of Milan, South of Million
In the Lake Maggiore area, near Italys border with Switzerland, understated buyers are being lured away from ritzier destinations. Read more...
Keep an Eye Out Review A Crime Procedural That Goes Off the Rails
Quentin Dupieux takes a simple police report and twists it into a meta black comedy. Read more...
European Court of Justice threatens to fine UK over air pollution in post-Brexit ruling
While Britain left the orbit of the European Court of Justice on December 31, it has agreed to apply ECJ judgements in any case initiated while it was still a member. Read more...
Katharine McPhee, 36, was reluctant to date David Foster, 71, due to their 35 year age gap
The 36-year-old star met music mogul Foster, 71, when he mentored her on American Idol, before their working relationship progressed to friendship. Read more...
David Gray album review The lyrics are thoughtful, the melodies soulful
David Gray's career has been a game of snakes and ladders, lasting 27 years. Read more...
From Britney Spears to Janet Jackson, the Era of the Celebrity Reappraisal
Monica Lewinsky. Janet Jackson. Lindsay Lohan. Whitney Houston. We are living in an era of reappraisals. Read more...
Climate change is forcing great white sharks to move to cooler waters further north
Researchers from Monterey Bay Aquarium tracking the movement of young Great White Sharks noticed dramatic changes in their movements from 2014 onwards. Read more...
Porsche's new Taycan Cross Turismo is an 80,000 electric estate
Porsche's new electric sports car estate has been officially unveiled - ideal for those who want to win a game of Top Trumps at the school gates or on a tip run. Read more...
Photographer captures the moment 5,000 birds create an exclamation mark formation in the sky
Photographer Nuray Gonulalan was amazed when she looked up and saw the familiar punctuation symbol - often associated with shock or panic - hovering above her in Mogan Lake, Ankara, Turkey. Read more...
What Is a Ballet Body?
With performances on pause, many dancers are rethinking their relationship to weight. Read more...
Officials Put Unusual Limits on D.C. National Guard Before Riot, Commander Says
Maj. Gen. William J. Walker testified that he did not receive permission to deploy troops for hours on Jan. 6, as violence by pro-Trump supporters escalated. Read more...
Screaming spirits, unexplained voices and ghosts in the kitchen Inside New Mexico's haunted saloon
The Man In Black, The Woman In White and many other other mysterious presences have been detected in the spooky Legal tender saloon Read more...
Translating a Book Caught Between Two Languages
An I-Novel, by the Japanese writer Minae Mizumura, posed unusual challenges for the English-language translator. Read more...
A New Era of Million Dollar Sports Trading Cards Is Here
As prices soar in the high-end collectibles market, cards of stars like Mike Trout and James are in the same discussion as those of Honus Wagner and Mickey Mantle. Read more...