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Court Says Italy Is Rightful Owner of Bronze Held by Getty Museum

The European Court of Human Rights has found that Italy’s claims to a contested Greek statue are legitimate. But the…

Sports

Alpine Is Trying, It Really Is, to Win in Formula 1

The team keeps making changes, to its cars and to its team, but continues to struggle.

World

Frank Wakefield, Who Expanded the Mandolin’s Range, Dies at 89

A bluegrass innovator, he recorded numerous albums as a leader, and his list of collaborators included both Leonard Bernstein and…

Sports

The Miami Grand Prix Matures

The Miami race had a rocky first year, but organizers learned from their rookie mistakes.

Magazine

A Party for the Haters

The writers behind Hate Reads, a pop-up newsletter for airing grievances and pet peeves, got up on their soap boxes.

Health

What Is ‘Queer Food’? A Conference Explores (and Tastes) Some Answers.

When Sasha DuBose uses the word “queer” to talk about food, it’s a verb, not an adjective. To Ms. DuBose,…

World

Scotland’s Governing S.N.P. Looks to a Stalwart After Its Leader Quits

Amid a political crisis, John Swinney, who led the Scottish National Party two decades ago, is in line to become…

World

Peggy Mellon Hitchcock, Who Helped Timothy Leary Turn On, Dies at 90

She was an enthusiastic supporter of the counterculture. And when she suggested that her brothers rent Mr. Leary a mansion,…

World

They Used to Award Olympic Medals for Art?

During all of the years that the Olympics gave out medals in arts, not just athletics — and if you…

World

Review: A Conductor Surprises by Embracing the Ordinary

Esa-Pekka Salonen is known for unusual, ambitious projects. But at the New York Philharmonic this week, he succeeded with standard…

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