Culture
Spirituality
Where to look to find enlightenment
A new book looks at India’s role in sating spiritual searches
When the music stops
“Here We Are” and the question of what to do with unfinished art
Stephen Sondheim’s last work is a rollicking musical—for the act that he probably wrote
War in the Middle East
The Israel-Palestine conflict: a reading list
Six books that shed light on a century of violence
Movie marathons
Why films have become so ridiculously long
Popular films are nearly 50% longer today than in the 1930s
The sports page
Cricket will make the Olympics bigger and better
As the games feature more sports, they should be spread across several cities
Back Story
David Beckham’s guide to celebrity
As a new series on Netflix shows, it takes more than just a pretty face
Digital worlds
Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog lead a 2D turn in entertainment
Metaverse be damned, games and movies are adopting a retro look
A state of affairs
A new book describes John le Carré’s philandering
He described his affairs as a “necessary drug for writing” as they mimicked spycraft
Johnson
Young Americans are losing the southern accent
Millennials and Gen Z sound increasingly like their countrymen
Sleepy heads
Why do people sleep? And other unanswered questions
A new book, “Mapping the Darkness”, explores the active world of sleep research