I woke up this morning to the news that Andrea Tempestini is dead. If the name…
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Thunder on a Monday: France’s Storms Are Back, and the Ground Is Still Bone Dry
So the storms are back. After a September that barely gave France a drop of rain,…
Notre-Dame, Then the Stadium: Pope Leo XIV’s First Day in France
There’s a moment, watching Pope Leo XIV step through Notre-Dame’s doors on Friday evening, that’s hard…
El Paso’s Getting a Breather Today But Don’t Get Comfortable
Monday hit 93 degrees in El Paso. If you were outside for any part of that,…
Man Finds Late Mother’s Ashes, Lays Them to Rest After Search
Li Yonghao finally found his mother’s ashes this morning. And laid them to rest. The urn,…
A Mine Caved In in Sudan. At Least 67 People Are Dead.
It started, as far as anyone can tell, with a single shaft giving way on Sunday.…
Catherine Ringer Is Gone, and French Pop Just Got a Lot Quieter
She died the way a lot of us fear we might: fast, before there was time…
Left Behind in the Budget: Why Bangladesh’s Disabled Citizens Are Losing Ground in the Social Safety Net Race
Every year around budget season, Bangladesh’s finance ministry rolls out a familiar set of numbers more…
Ganesh Chaturthi Is Here Again, and the Whole Country Feels It
You know it’s that time of year when your neighbour’s terrace suddenly has a two-foot clay…