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March 15, 2023 at 11:04 pm

‘Star Trek’, swear words and TV characters’ changing mores

For nearly four decades, Jean-Luc Picard of “Star Trek” has largely been presented as genteel, erudite and at times buttoned up.

Entertainment

March 2, 2023 at 10:30 pm

Need a Lenten fish fry? There’s an interactive map for that VIEW

The Lenten fish fry is a popular tradition in many Catholic communities.

An order of “boneless chicken wings” is shown at a restaurant in Willow Grove, Pa., Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. With the Super Bowl at hand, behold the cheerful untruth that has been perpetrated upon (and generally with the blessing of) the chicken-consuming citizens of the United States on menus across the land: a “boneless wing” that isn’t a wing at all. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

February 10, 2023 at 7:01 am

How the ‘boneless wing’ became a tasty culinary lie VIEW

Americans are set to consume 1.45 billion chicken wings this Super Bowl weekend.

Business

November 30, 2022 at 9:09 pm

Analysis: Under Jiang, China projected a more open image VIEW

With his death, former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin leaves behind a very different China than the one he tried to shape.

Nation & World

October 4, 2022 at 12:13 pm

Beyond the grunt: Umpires mic up, and baseball changes a bit VIEW

After a century and a half of Major League Baseball, something quietly extraordinary happened this year.

September 26, 2022 at 9:26 pm

At UN, a fleeting opportunity to tell their nations’ stories

Pakistan’s new prime minister stepped onto the U.N. podium to spin a tale of floods and climate change.

Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) UNMA128 UNMA128

September 24, 2022 at 9:48 am

China on Taiwan: ‘External interference’ won’t be tolerated

A visit last month by the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, markedly ratcheted up tensions between Washington and Beijing.

September 24, 2022 at 9:18 am

GLIMPSES: One prime minister, many quotable quotes

So you’re paying attention to the tectonic geopolitical issues at the U.N. General Assembly, and most of them are addressed in carefully calibrated and crafted...

September 23, 2022 at 9:35 pm

The AP Interview: Marcos wants to ‘reintroduce’ Philippines

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wants to “reintroduce the Philippines” to the world.

Secretary-General AntÃ³nio Guterres opens the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 20, 2022. In his opening remarks, Guterres warned that the world is in peril, and geopolitical divides are undermining international law and trust in democratic institutions. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times) XNYT236 XNYT236

September 20, 2022 at 9:08 pm

At UN, despite global morass, hope peeks through the gloom VIEW

Beneath the layers of existential gloom Tuesday at the United Nations, there were signs of brightness poking through like persistent clovers in the sidewalk cracks.