Review: Malpaso Returns, With Boundless Energy but Little Risk
This is the 10th season that Malpaso Dance Company, the Cuban contemporary dance troupe based in Havana and founded in 2012, has come to the Joyce Theater. Malpaso is an associate company of Joyce Theater Productions, and the longevity of…
Are Americans Doing Fitness Wrong?
For many people in the United States, staying in shape means getting in your car and driving to the gym. Movement is something on a to-do list, siloed off from the rest of daily life. That mentality is quintessentially American,…
Can’t Afford a House? Just Build One in the Backyard.
After the last of their three children moved out, Joe and Rosalee Mihevc wanted to downsize from their 3,000-square-foot house on the west side of Toronto. The couple considered leaving the city — too much of a lifestyle change, they…
Hacking Democracy: How Elon Musk Is Disrupting European Politics
Elon Musk became the richest man in the world by taking on established industries with disruptive start-ups like PayPal, Tesla and SpaceX. He’s now using a similar playbook to upend European politics. Mr. Musk has been using the algorithmic influence…
Fries With Your McBaguette? For Some Travelers, McDonald’s Is a Destination.
By Kate Christobek Jan. 28, 2025 When in Morocco, one might visit the El Badi Palace, walk the grounds of the Koutoubia Mosque or enjoy a meal of dates and chebakia at … McDonald’s? For some, dining at McDonald’s has…
N.Y. Migrants Fear Expulsion After Trump Expands Deportation Targets
By Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Jonah E. Bromwich Jan. 24, 2025 Marlon Luna said he and his girlfriend came into the United States three months ago after fleeing death threats in Venezuela. They waited in Mexico for four long months to…
American Children’s Reading Skills Reach New Lows
By Dana Goldstein Jan. 29, 2025, 12:01 a.m. ET In the latest release of federal test scores, educators had hoped to see widespread recovery from the learning loss incurred during the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead, the results, from last year’s National…