Spelling Bee Tips and Tricks
Two Games editors take you through the best ways to move up the ranks. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/11/crosswords/getting-to-genius-part-1.html?utm_source=press.coop
Morocco’s Quake Zone Now Fears for Its Livelihood, Too
The towns and villages of the Atlas Mountains were building a thriving tourist economy. The devastation of the earthquake puts that in doubt. #press
Floods in Libya
At least 5,200 people have died and thousands more are missing. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/13/briefing/floods-libya-storm-daniel.html?utm_source=press.coop
Jamila Woods Puts Herself at the Center of “Water Made Us”
“Water Made Us,” a new album due Oct. 13, achieves the musician’s greatest synthesis yet between her voices as a poet and as a songwriter. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/11/arts/music/jamila-woods-water-made-us.html?utm_source=press.coop
Aid Reaches Libya After Catastrophic Floods Kill Thousands
More than 5,000 people are reported to have died in the floods in recent days. As international relief gradually arrived, the U.N. pledged $10 million in aid. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/13/world/middleeast/libya-flooding-aid.html?utm_source=press.coop
Fiber Art Is Finally Being Taken Seriously
Long caught in the liminal space between craft and something more prestigious, works of thread and fabric are reaching newfound institutional recognition. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/11/t-magazine/fiber-art-textiles.html?utm_source=press.coop
How Child Care in New York City Became Unaffordable for Nearly Everyone
Even upper-middle-class New Yorkers are struggling with the soaring costs of child care. So are the workers they pay. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/11/nyregion/child-care-nyc.html?utm_source=press.coop
How Did Vanilla Become a Byword for Blandness?
The spice is one of the world’s most elusive, complex and hard to cultivate ingredients. But for many Americans, it still represents a “boring” choice. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/t-magazine/vanilla-spice-blandness.html?utm_source=press.coop
Bill Gates, Marie Kondo and World Bank Head Will Speak at Times Climate Event
Sign up to watch the livestream and connect with online attendees about solutions to the climate crisis on Thursday, Sept. 21. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/07/climate/climate-forward-event.html?utm_source=press.coop
Appeals Court Rules White House Overstepped 1st Amendment on Social Media
A Fifth Circuit panel partly upheld restrictions on the Biden administration’s communications with online platforms about their content. #press
‘Dumb Money’ Lampoons Wall Street Titans With a Knowing Eye
The film tells the story about the stock market frenzy over the video game retailer GameStop. It was financed and produced by the son of a Wall Street superpower. #press
After Prigozhin’s Death, a High-Stakes Scramble for His Empire
A shadowy fight is playing out on three continents for control of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s sprawling interests as head of the Wagner mercenary group. The biggest prize: His lucrative operations in Africa. #press
Pennsylvania Prison Escapes Could Reflect Staffing Issues and Human Error
An officer who was in a watchtower is on administrative leave, as prison officials review what went wrong during Danelo Cavalcante’s escape last week. #press
Sydney Suburb Is Shocked by Mass Destruction of Trees
The brazen culling of more than 250 trees at a waterside reserve in Australia, the speculation goes, had the goal of producing a better view. #press
Ecuavoley, Anyone? Sport of Ecuador Thrives in Shadow of US Open.
Just outside the U.S. Open grounds, Queens locals, many of them immigrants from Ecuador, play a volleyball-like sport imported from their country that brings the community together. #press
A Food-Lovers Tour Through Emilia-Romagna
The cheese, the pasta, the restaurants with Michelin stars? On a trip to this food-rich region of Italy, a writer’s checklist overflows with delicious options. #press
Naomi Osaka Makes U.S. Open Return. But Not for Tennis.
Osaka, the four-time Grand Slam singles champion, has taken breaks from tennis for her mental health and to start a family, but she is aiming to compete again in 2024. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/06/sports/tennis/us-open-naomi-osaka.html?utm_source=press.coop
We Know the Cure for Loneliness. So Why Do We Suffer?
Britain’s minister for loneliness offers a model of how to knit together a lonely crowd. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/06/opinion/loneliness-epidemic-solutions.html?utm_source=press.coop
Dignified Silence Doesn’t Work Against Trump
His opponents keep refusing to return his barbs, and are racking up political wounds. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/06/opinion/biden-trump-republican-primary.html?utm_source=press.coop
Suspected Russian Drone Debris Found in Romania
The Romanian president, Klaus Iohannis, said that if the wreckage was confirmed to be Russian, it would be “a serious violation” of a NATO member’s sovereignty. #press
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/06/world/europe/romania-drone-russia.html?utm_source=press.coop
