Fans Are So Obsessed With ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ They Are Learning Korean

According to the Modern Language Association, university enrollment in language classes has been declining in recent years, with the exception of three languages: Korean, American Sign Language, and biblical Hebrew. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...

Contributor: California's place in enslaved people's struggle for freedom The end of slavery was not solely brought about by the Civil War in the U.S., but also by centuries of resistance across the Americas. This was part of California’s story.

Me, on California and slavery, for the LA Times:

‘California connects Mexican and U.S. history while also serving as a reminder that there are few corners of the Western Hemisphere that are untouched by the legacy of slavery.'

Read here: www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

"there's a new serif in town"

Rubio Deletes Calibri as the State Department’s Official Typeface

Mr. Rubio said switching back to Times New Roman would “restore decorum and professionalism to the department’s written work.” Calibri is “informal” when compared to serif typefaces like Times New Roman and “clashes” with the department’s official letterhead. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...

Edward Cody, globe-trotting correspondent at The Post, dies at 82 He reported on conflicts and disaster zones from Mexico to Lebanon. “Rarely in a career do you enjoy a task that is so solitary and intense,” he wrote.

“At ease in at least six languages and happiest when beyond the reach of editors, Mr. Cody represented a vanishing breed of foreign correspondent . . .” www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

50 Years Ago, My Father Wrote the Headline That Refuses to Die

“A tip to headline writers: Avoid commas, semicolons and the word ’castigate,’ if you want to have impact.”

The Times’s headline that day: “Ford, Castigating City, Asserts He’d Veto Federal Bailout; Offers Bankruptcy Bill”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/n...

The Great Resistance by Carrie Gibson | Waterstones Buy The Great Resistance by Carrie Gibson from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

Cover reveal part II – the UK! 🚨 And for this week (12-17 October) only Waterstones is offering a pre-order discount. The book is out 12 February but you can order now and get 25% off. Pre-orders really help authors! ❤️www.waterstones.com/book/the-great-resistanc...

OMG so incredibly thrilled to see the first review for my new book — and it's a generous, starred one in @publisherswkly.bsky.social 🌟 ❤️ Thank you 🙏

Marilyn Hagerty, Whose Olive Garden Review Went Viral, Dies at 99

“My mom has her own style of reviewing restaurants: She doesn’t like to say anything bad about the food. If she writes more about the décor than the food, you might want to eat somewhere else.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/d...

A 5-Stop Guide to London’s Tube Strike

"Not everything on the Tube map is a Tube." A delightful explainer by @petrobins.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/w...

Putting the Paper to Bed — Chris Stanford The Atlanta Journal-Constitution announced on Thursday that it would be ending its print edition — which has been published in some form since 1868 — at the end of the year. I grew up outside Atlant...

I wrote a little something about my hometown paper's decision to end its print edition, and a career in journalism. chris-stanford.com/blog/2025/8/...

Play Pips, our new dominoes game for all skill levels. Every domino has a spot. Can you find where each belongs?

Psst ... From the "New Toy" Department at NYT Games: a logic puzzle! Go git it!

www.nytimes.com/games/pips?f...

Cover of a book, with the title The Great Resistance: The 400-Year Fight to End Slavery in the Americas by Carrie Gibson. The jacket is red, with the image of a freedom-fighting maroon, and the typeface is yellow with the subtitle in white.

I've not really cracked how Bluesky works but I'm not going to let that stop me from doing a cover reveal for my next book.

And here it is:

Out 6 January 2026! Preorder now at the usual spots, including:
bookshop.org/p/books/free...

León Krier, Architect Whose Classical Work Won a Royal Ally, Dies at 79

“He was obsessed with perfection in an imperfect world. On one level, that’s admirable, but it also means you will suffer lots of disappointments.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/a...

A mosaic of movies posters on a yellow background with black type that says, "THE 100 BEST MOVIES OF THE 21ST CENTURY I've Seen 31 so far . . ."

I've got some work to do. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Want More Excitement From the N.B.A.? Try the Korean Broadcast.

“In the big moments . . . we want communion, and it turns out you don’t really need language for that.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/s...

okay, headline chat: a bunch of you have asked me who writes them and how they work. I’ll talk about it but the tl;dr is that it’s complicated and can vary a lot depending on the specific writer(s) and editor(s) involved.

After Cuts, the National Weather Service Is Hiring Again (Gift Article) The agency plans to hire more than 100 people after nearly 600 were laid off or retired as part of the governmentwide cuts this year.

Breaking: Looking for a job in weather? It is official, after losing 600 jobs this year, the National Weather Service will now post 126 new positions.

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A screen grab of a correction in the New York Times: “A correction was made on May 28, 2025: A photograph with an earlier version of this obituary was published in error. It depicted the explosion of the Death Star II from “Return of the Jedi,” not the explosion of the Death Star from “Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope.”

The Star Wars/Star Trek fans will catch you every time:

My Boss Wants to Sleep on My Couch Every Week

A reminder that people are insane. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/b...

This #EarthDay2025 seems a good moment to share some Gerard Manley Hopkins:
“What would the world be, once bereft
Of wet and of wildness? Let them be left,
O let them be left, wildness and wet;
Long live the weeds and the wilderness yet”

A Pristine Family Photo. Then Barack Obama Strolls By. (Gift Article) The former president was taking a morning walk just as two young siblings posed with the Washington Monument and cherry blossoms serving as a perfect backdrop.

“What! Barack Obama is in my picture?” exclaimed Belle, 4. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/u...

The Gen X Career Meltdown (Gift Article) Just when they should be at their peak, experienced workers in creative fields find that their skills are all but obsolete.

Every generation has its burdens. The particular plight of Gen X is to have grown up in one world only to hit middle age in a strange new land. It’s as if they were making candlesticks when electricity came in. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Impeached South Korean President Released From Jail The move comes after a court ruled that the detention of President Yoon Suk Yeol was invalid, but won’t affect the insurrection and other charges he faces for declaring martial law.

Breaking News: South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was released after a court ruled he had been detained illegally. He still faces insurrection and other charges.

The London Restaurant the Yellow Bittern Serves Up Stews and Controversy (Gift Article) The cook at the London restaurant the Yellow Bittern serves up controversy alongside hearty stews. And it all boils down to class.

The Yellow Bittern has only weekday seatings, at noon and 2. The head cook says the restaurant, “reminds people that they don’t have two hours in the middle of the day to have lunch.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/d...

Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s Husband of Nearly 60 Years, Dies at 82 Mr. Dean was known to shy away from the spotlight as his wife rose to fame.

Carl Dean, an asphalt paver who met his future wife, Dolly Parton, outside a Nashville laundromat more than six decades ago and quietly championed his wife as she rose to superstardom, died on Monday. He was 82. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/u...

How Could the Weather Service Change Under Trump? President Trump tangled with its forecasters during his first term. As he slashes government spending, many wonder what that means for weather data.

The US has a national meteorological service because people kept dying in shipwrecks in the 19th century. Its remit has grown since then.

We wrote about what the Weather Service could look like under Trump, amid Project 2025's push to privatize forecasts.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/w...

Boris Spassky, Chess Champion Who Lost ‘Match of the Century,’ Dies at 88 When Mr. Spassky, a Russian, played Bobby Fischer, an American, in Iceland at the height of the Cold War, the media attention reduced them to pawns in a wider drama.

Years later, he was reported to have said of his 1972 match with Bobby Fischer: “I was happy to lose the championship. My years as champion were the worst years of my life.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/w...

Overlooked No More: Lena Richard, Who Brought Creole Cooking to the Masses (Gift Article) She hosted a cooking show years before Julia Child was on the air, tantalizing viewers with okra gumbo, shrimp bisque and other Southern specialties.

“If you were lighter than a brown grocery store bag, you could have certain privileges. She didn’t meet those standards.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...