Somewhere Toward Freedom” tells the story of Sherman’s March to the Sea from the perspective of the formerly enslaved.

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The conductor Nathalie Stutzmann led Lorin Maazel’s coolly efficient 1987 distillation, “The ‘Ring’ Without Words,” at David Geffen Hall.

Two pages of lyrics, written in the kitchen of a pioneering rock ‘n’ roll journalist, offer glimpses into the Nobel ...

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On Monday we’re celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day and inaugurating Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United ...

President Biden greets President-elect Donald J. Trump at the White House. Doug Mills/The New York Times President Biden and Jill Biden greet President-elect Donald J. Trump and Melania Trump at ...

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This book considers the influence on Elvis Presley of Black musicians, especially the gospel and R. & B. pioneers of the ...

For the cover of the January 27, 2025, issue, Till Lauer captured the tragic skyline in Los Angeles. The fires that have ...

Douthat I’m afraid I just can’t get behind the Gulf of America.