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Rafa: the Destruction of a Man, and the Making of a Legend
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (945+ words) Rafael Nadal's fervent commitment to the game of tennis, seemingly to the exclusion of almost all else, makes him a fascinating case study for ambition and monomania, as captured by a new Netflix docuseries. About midway through Zach Heinzerling's new…...
Why Spain Is Standing Up to Donald Trump
3+ week, 3+ day ago (62+ words) A scientist with a Ph. D. from Harvard fatally shot three of her colleagues. Then revelations about her family history came to light. Marking Mother's Day on a private calendar of grief. Why the Pentagon started taking U. F. O. s seriously. I switched…...
A Scientist's Close Call with Hantavirus Aboard the M. V. Hondius Cruise
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1212+ words) On April 13th, we see Tristan da Cunha at 7: 06 A. M. It's an island that appears straight out of the ocean'the top of a volcano. It's spectacular: sheer cliffs, a lot of volcanic-lava-type rock. We see this little village on the skirt of…...
Is the Sagrada Fam'lia a Masterpiece or Kitsch?
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (713+ words) By 1977, just eight of the apostles" towers had been built, along with parts of the main structure, but the church still had no roof or columns, and the floor was dirt. For a time, construction seemed to slow down further....
La Boca Is All Smoke, No Fire
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (45+ words) The Argentinean chef Francis Mallmann is notorious for his love of cooking over open flames. With his New York d'but, he fizzles out. Helen, Help Me! E-mail your questions about dining, eating, and anything food-related, and Helen may respond in…...
Rosal'a Doesn't Want to Take It Easy
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (17+ words) Kelefa Sanneh on the new collection, which includes the songs "Berghain," "Reliquia," "De Madrug," and "Mio Cristo."...
Sergio Garc'a S'nchez and Lola Moral's "Journeys
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (94+ words) For more covers about air travel, see below: "May 25, 1929," by Theodore G. Haupt "September 3, 1984," by J. J. Semp" "Bun Voyage," by Jaime Hernandez Find Sergio Garc'a S'nchez's covers, cartoons, and more at the Cond" Nast Store. How to die in good health. The…...
The Magic of Daylight in a Land of Sun Worship
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (166+ words) With "P'unchaw," the photographer Victor Zea captures the light falling on Cuzco, Peru, where people have mixed Catholic and Indigenous Andean beliefs. Zea encountered people in the city who still practiced sun worship. He befriended the members of several groups,…...