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Thursday, January 8, 2015

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Hamyd Mourad, 18, suspected in an assault on the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, walked into a police station northeast of Paris and gave himself up. The other suspects are two brothers, Said and Chérif Kouachi.

The Details

Trading Places, in Style

A new home-exchange website lets you inhabit magazine-perfect residences, but only if you qualify.

Living In

Ditmas Park for Front Porches

Designated a historic district, the Brooklyn enclave exudes a suburban feel, with its large detached houses that have a bounty of architectural flourishes like open porches.

On Location

Padding the Edge

An architect’s dream home coexists with industrial surroundings.

Scene City

‘Girls’ Grows Up to Season 4

Lena Dunham and her fellow “Girls” celebrate the new HBO season.

At Funeral for Mario Cuomo, Praise for a Leader’s Role as a Humanist

Former Gov. Mario M. Cuomo was eulogized on Tuesday by his son, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who called his father “the keynote speaker for our better angels.”

On the Open Road, Signs of a Changing Cuba

A road trip across the island revealed a slowly changing Cuba — beautiful, tired and looking ahead.

Bones, Broth, Bliss

Nourishing stock is popping up on restaurant menus and replacing caffeine in the cups of Americans on the run.

Restaurant Review: Kappo Masa on the Upper East Side

The art dealer Larry Gagosian and the chef Masayoshi Takayama have collaborated on an overview of Japanese cuisine.

When Goliath Came to Yeovil

In the third round of the F.A. Cup on Sunday, Yeovil Town, which plays two divisions below the Premier League, drew mighty Manchester United to its tiny stadium.

Bess Myerson, New Yorker of Beauty, Wit, Service and Scandal, Dies at 90

Ms. Myerson, the only Jewish Miss America, was one of a select group of American figures to parlay pop culture celebrity into positions of influence in government.

The Appraisal

Finding Glamour, Not Grit, at South Street Seaport

As the seaport poises for yet another transformation, with plans for a new mall and apartment tower, an artist recalls the neighborhood she documented decades ago.

Another Silent Protest of Mayor de Blasio as Officer Liu Is Laid to Rest

The snub by many uniformed officers watching the funeral of Officer Wenjian Liu in Brooklyn showed a willingness by the rank and file to disregard their leadership.

For Warhol, ’15 Brings More Fame

Some 40 exhibitions of the artist’s work — much of it previously unseen by the public — will be flooding university art museums and institutions this year.

Home Schooling: More Pupils, Less Regulation

Known for one of the strictest home-school laws in the nation, Pennsylvania has relaxed some requirements, and that has brought it to the forefront in a lobbying war.

National Pride at a Steep Price

The debate over an Olympic stadium to be built for the 2020 Summer Games illustrates how the structures have become potent symbols of architectural prowess and economic pride.

Myanmar Returns to What Sells: Heroin

Over the past decade, poppy cultivation and the opium it produces have flourished as poor farmers turn to the profitable crop.

The Economics (and Nostalgia) of Dead Malls

High-end shopping malls are thriving across the country, but as midtier retailers like Sears and J. C. Penney flounder, they are also dragging down their malls.

After a Spa Day, Looking Years Younger (O.K., They’re Only 7)

The spa industry is going way beyond mother-daughter manicures to offer a range of massages, facials and other treatments for young girls (and sometimes boys).

Noted

The Selfie Stick Takes Manhattan

Selfie sticks help you keep your distance, and your arm out of the requisite photo.

Album

Photographs at Aqueduct Racetrack: Where Horses Race, but No One Wins

When the photographer Theo Zierock looked beyond the excitement of horse racing at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, he found a building populated by lonely old men.

A Master of Childhood Dreams

Hayao Miyazaki has received an honorary Academy Award after a career of animated films including “Princess Mononoke,” “Spirited Away” and “The Wind Rises.”

In the Bronx, Test-Driving a Plan to Open Railroad Tracks to the Public

A group of Bronx residents, train enthusiasts, historians and others want to repurpose stretches of little-used or abandoned railroad tracks for recreational use.

Exclusive

Park Avenue Penthouse in a Rosario Candela Building

An elegant home at 775 Park Avenue, lovingly restored in homage to the building’s architect, is poised to enter the market for the first time in 26 years.

Neighborhood Joint | East Harlem

At Ricardo Steak House, They’re Gonna Party Like It’s Your Birthday

Ricardo Steak House, in East Harlem, is an unapologetic party spot, attracting people of all walks, races and ages.

What I Love

Corky Pollan: Supershopper, and Now, Cookbook Author

A home visit with Corky Pollan, New York magazine’s weekly former Best Bets columnist.

Mario Cuomo, Ex-New York Governor and Liberal Beacon, Dies at 82

Mr. Cuomo, a spellbinding orator and colorful personality who flirted with running for the presidency, lived to see his son Andrew follow in his footsteps as governor.

Slide Show: New Year’s Day Bowl Games

Images from Thursday’s college football bowl games, including the College Football Playoff’s two semifinal games: the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.; and the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.

In New Mexico Tent City, a Glimmer of Hope

Officials in Las Cruces, N.M., transformed an encampment in a dangerous part of the city into a hub of services for homeless people.

Art Review

Simple, but Oh, What Depths

“A Shared Legacy: Folk Art in America,” at the American Folk Art Museum, includes more than 60 choice objects made between 1800 and 1920.

Art Review

An Indian Modernist With a Global Gaze

A legend in Indian art, V. S. Gaitonde looked westward, eastward, homeward and inward to create an intensely personalized version of transculturalism.

Make Yourself at Home

At Soy, Etsuko Kizawa dishes out an overtly maternal version of Japanese comfort food in what feels like an offshoot of her apartment.

Slide Show: The New Year Around the World

Celebrations, with light shows, fireworks and even a camel ride, ushered in 2015.

Inside a Chinese Test-Prep Factory

Thousands of students travel to Maotanchang to spend 16 hours a day, seven days a week, studying for the biggest test of their lives.

Domestic Lives

A Simple Gift

A writing table anchors a home built on a grandfather’s tragic legacy.

On Location

The Imperfectionists

Building a loft in Portland, Ore., suffused with local character and treasured flaws.

Sierra Leone Journal

Ebola Ravages Economies in West Africa

In Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia, Ebola is not just affecting immune systems but also the bottom lines of businesses and governments.

As Lithuania Joins Eurozone, Relief and Hesitation

In the new year, the country becomes the 19th nation to adopt the euro, and the likelihood of economic and geopolitical security looms large for many.

How a Ferry Ride Helped Make Brooklyn the Original Suburb

On May 10, 1814, a twin-hulled boat called the Nassau carried 549 passengers across the East River to Manhattan. Thus was the concept of commuting born.

Greek Patience With Austerity Nears Its Limit

The vast majority of Greeks are still experiencing the hardships of reform, with little evidence that the measures are working.

Remaking Medicine

Success of Kentucky’s Health Plan Comes With New Obstacles

A poor state with a starkly unhealthy populace, Kentucky is becoming a symbol of the Affordable Health Care Act’s potential, and its obstacles.

Cuba’s Art Scene Awaits a Travel Boom

In Cuba, artists are cut off from supplies and the Internet yet celebrated by a coterie of international buyers, a pipeline that is likely to grow.

Photographs

Behind the Scenes of ‘Today,’ ‘This Morning’ and ‘Good Morning America’

In the dark hours of the morning, some of television’s biggest celebrities are already rolling out into the streets of the city that never sleeps.

Building a Park to Span a Divide in Washington

Turning a disused bridge into a public park could link some of the district’s tourist-oriented neighborhoods with Anacostia, one of its final frontiers in the march toward gentrification.

Indonesian Agency Says Missing AirAsia Jet Probably Sank

The head of the agency searching for Flight 8501 said that he believed the aircraft was “at the bottom of the sea” and warned that the country lacked adequate equipment for an underwater search.

Critic's Notebook

In Haiti, Battling Disease With Open-Air Clinics

Two new clinics in Haiti for treating cholera and tuberculosis could be models for other struggling countries that lack resources for high-end Western-style hospitals.

A Sea of Blue, Mourning the First of Two Slain Comrades

More than 20,000 police officers came together for the funeral of Officer Rafael Ramos, who was fatally shot in his patrol car on Dec. 20, at Christ Tabernacle Church in Queens.

In Limbo, a City in China Faces Life After Graft

The town of Lüliang in Shanxi Province, whose coal helped fuel China’s economic boom, is at the center of a crackdown that challenges the close ties between business and government.

Sprinting Over the Dirt, With a Robot on the Hump

Camel racing has been part of Arabian culture for generations, but the widespread use of robots as jockeys is giving the sport a modern twist.

Adidos and Hotwind? In China, Brands Adopt Names to Project Foreign Flair

Chinese retailers, trying to appeal to shoppers who prefer goods made overseas, choose brand names that sound foreign, even if they don’t make sense in a foreign language.

Mourners From All Corners of New York City Pay Tribute to a Slain Officer

The wake and memorial service for Officer Rafael Ramos attracted hundreds of police brethren in their dress blues to a church in Queens, and many more who watched on jumbo screens outside.

Restaurants

The 10 Best New Restaurants of 2014

From Bâtard to Russ & Daughters Cafe, the restaurants that brought a fresh perspective to the dining scene this year.

The Best Restaurant Dishes of 2014

From a hot roast beef sandwich at Bar Primi to sashimi with Japanese chimichurri at Cagen, Pete Wells names his favorite dishes of 2014.

Album

The East Village, in the 1980s and Looking Back

Ken Schles, who photographed a Manhattan neighborhood in the mid-80s, edited the work into two books, one in 1988 and one this year, whose tone is strikingly different.

What I Love

Cozy, With a Dash of Neon

The fashion designer Rachel Antonoff is subletting Lena Dunham’s apartment.

Critic’s Notebook

Casting an Elaborate Rhythmic Spell

The opportunity to feel how the Kathakali spell affects audiences in India deepens the pleasure of watching it.

Vows

A Relationship With Style and Substance

A fashion editor and a principal find their destinies are intertwined.

Neighborhood Joint

How They Roll

At Gem Wheelchair & Scooter Service, the main attraction is a fleet of motorized wheelchairs and scooters, all lined up as if at a Mini Cooper dealership. But Gem’s true calling is its repair business.

He Was Present at the Birth of Punk, and He Took Notes

From the Doors to the Ramones, Danny Fields witnessed a revolution from the inside, and kept records.

What Pairs Well With a Finger Lakes White? Not Propane, Vintners Say

Local vintners are fighting a project under which tens of millions of gallons of liquefied petroleum gas, and up to two billion cubic feet of natural gas, would be stored in caverns near Seneca Lake.

Francis, in Christmas Day Message, Focuses on Children in Peril

Vast numbers of children today are victims of violence, objects of trade and trafficking, or forced to become soldiers, he said.

Hungry City

Off the Beaten Path, and Well Worth a Visit

The favorites among the corners, counters and places to eat (or slurp or gulp) standing up that Ligaya Mishan reviewed in the past year.

A Labor of Unrequited Love

The Gotham City Cheerleaders, who are not affiliated with the Giants, perform at the team’s home games — in the parking lot.

Critic’s Notebook

Vintage Ballerina, Adored Anew

“Degas’s Little Dancer” is a small show at the National Gallery of Art, but full of reasons Degas gained a following.

The Neediest Cases

Hoping for Smiles, Mother Gives Autistic Son a Spider-Man Party

Phyllis Atwood’s son, Jamel, has autism, and slight variations in his routine can be jarring. His birthday celebration was part party and part prayer.

‘A Long Hungry Look’: Forgotten Gordon Parks Photos Document Segregation

Rare images from an unpublished 1950 Life Magazine project record the legacy of racial segregation in Parks’s Kansas hometown.

On Location

Spies Like Us

A couple does reconnaissance on a townhouse in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, before buying and renovating it.

Living In

Prices Rise, but So Do Options

An area on the Upper West Side is undergoing changes that make it more desirable for new residents, but that also raise purchase and rental prices.

Cuba’s Zeal for Tight Control Casts a Pall on New Markets

Raúl Castro’s decision to normalize relations was driven by economic interests, but his government seems intent on opening markets only a crack.

Late Night on the Christmas Tree Corner

For those who sell Christmas trees in New York, the hours are long and the conditions cold and lonely, but they bring a dedication to their tradition.

The Big Fix

Restored Forests Breathe Life Into Efforts Against Climate Change

Driven by a growing environmental movement and mounting pressure from Western consumers, corporate and government leaders are making a new push to slow the cutting of rain forests.

Sports of The Times

For Cuban Players, No Embargo on Dreams

No one knows how many Cubans are capable of playing in the major leagues, although scouts around the island place the number in the many dozens.

Restaurant Review: Botequim in the East Village

Botequim is a Brazilian restaurant that takes some searching.

A Chef Regains His Focus

If the Danny Bowien comeback is officially underway, no one seems more relieved about it than Mr. Bowien himself.

Hungry City

It’s All About the Sauce

With four carts, a restaurant in the East Village and one on the Upper West Side, Halal Guys patrons can’t get enough of the white sauce.

French Politics Served in a Pita

To the far right National Front, France’s most popular fast-food import from the East represents nothing less than a threat to the country’s identity.

Sports of The Times

Beauty Shines Through Decay

In Cuba, from the baseball games on the fields to those played in streets with balls wrapped in duct tape, it’s a love pursued amid the ruins.

Crunch Time for FedEx and UPS as Last-Minute Holiday Shipping Ramps Up

FedEx and UPS are aiming to avoid last year’s chaos, when a late surge in shipments and bad weather left many gifts to be delivered late.

If Not David to the U.S. Goliath, Cuba Asks What Its Role Is Now

As Cubans absorb the news that the United States will begin normalizing relations with their government after more than five decades of hostility, they are contending with a rush of both excitement and uncertainty.

A Vermont Senator Asks, Why Not a Socialist President?

A presidential nomination for Bernard Sanders, an independent Vermont senator, may seem far-fetched, but he does have a chance to shape the debate — if he runs.

Photos: He Rarely Missed a Shot

Barton Silverman, an esteemed sports photographer, is retiring from The New York Times after a five-decade career capturing “the peak of action.”

Los Angeles, as a Pedestrian

Seeing the city from the sidewalk, not the freeway, opens a visitor to quiet wonders that would be lost at 60 miles per hour.

School Finds Music Is the Food of Learning

Voice Charter School in Long Island City, Queens, credits its focus on music with its students outpacing their peers on New York State math and English exams.

What I Love

Mr. Streamlined Meets Ms. Tchotchke

Josh Liberson is a minimalist. Brooke Williams is a maximalist. Diplomacy is required.

Neighborhood Joint | Gravesend

In Brooklyn, Racing Against the Shabbat Clock at Kings Highway Glatt

On Fridays, the greeting “Shabbat Shalom” is heard constantly at Kings Highway Glatt, a corner butcher on East Second Street at Kings Highway, the thoroughfare that splits the bucolic side streets of Gravesend, Brooklyn.

Exclusive

Marc Anthony: Salsa Slept Here

A home convenient to city and airports, with a recording studio on the premises.

Sunday Routine

Cristina Cuomo: Escaping New York City, or Delighting in It

Ms. Cuomo, the editor in chief of Manhattan and Beach magazines, is part of a a media power couple, with her husband, Christopher, a television journalist and the anchor of “New Day” on CNN.

The Year of the Never-Ending Party

The spate of entertainments this year, in a never-ending loop of galas and parties, brought with them a problem: How to traverse it all?

Mount Kenya’s Vanishing Glaciers

With camera and torch in hand, the British photographer Simon Norfolk casts climate change's inexorable advance in a new light.

U.S. to Restore Full Relations With Cuba, Erasing a Last Trace of Cold War Hostility

The U.S. will open an embassy in Havana for the first time in more than a half century after the release of an American contractor held in prison for five years, officials said.

Art Review

Killing and Nurturing, All Surprising

The Metropolitan Museum exhibition “Warriors and Mothers: Epic Mbembe Art” displays African sculptures that go against the tide of most work from that continent.

Critic’s Notebook

Oldest Testaments: A Close-Up View

The Crusader Bible and the Winchester Bible are vastly different handmade medieval works that will be on display this winter in museums.

In a Political Gamble, Marco Rubio Sticks to His Tough Line on Cuba

Mr. Rubio, Republican of Florida and a likely presidential candidate, will find out on just which side of the polls — and history — he stands.

Cultured Traveler

Thailand’s ‘Gong Highway’

Along this 21-mile stretch of road in the eastern corner of the country, the soundtrack is the echoing bong of instruments made there.

Year in Style

2014’s Noteworthy Dressers

Some key style moments this year included Lupita Nyong’o in a Prada dress at the Oscars, Amal Alamuddin in an Oscar de la Renta wedding dress and Rihanna in a see-through gown at the CFDA’s. Here are some noteworthy dressers.

2014 Holiday Gift Ideas and Guide — Movies, Music, Books, Clothes & More

The best present ideas, selected by Times experts, to make shopping easy this season.

Braving Ebola

The men and women of one Ebola clinic in rural Liberia reflect on life inside the gates.

Images of Hong Kong’s Umbrella Revolution

For nine days, waves of pro-democracy protests engulfed Hong Kong, swelling at times to tens of thousands of people and raising tensions with Beijing.

Forty Portraits in Forty Years

The Brown sisters have been photographed every year since 1975. The latest image in the series is published here for the first time.

Photo Essay
The Women of West Point

Few collegians work as hard as the U.S. Military Academy’s 786 female cadets.

The Peculiar Soul of Georgia

A journey through the state, featuring Jimmy Carter, Civil War re-enactors and newborn Cabbage Patch Kids.

A View of Ground Zero

A panoramic view of the progress at the new World Trade Center site exactly 13 years after the Sept. 11 attacks.

Outcry and Confrontation in Ferguson

Scenes of sorrow and violence in a Missouri town after an unarmed black teenager was shot by a police officer.

Assessing the Damage and Destruction in Gaza

The damage to Gaza’s infrastructure from the current conflict is already more severe than the destruction caused by either of the last two Gaza wars.

First Fires: The Fears and Rewards

The Times asked firefighters to submit their first fire experiences on City Room. Read a selection of those stories.

The Toll in Gaza and Israel, Day by Day

The daily tally of rocket attacks, airstrikes and deaths in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

A Changing Landscape

The reporter Damien Cave and the photographer Todd Heisler traveled up Interstate 35, from Laredo, Tex., to Duluth, Minn., chronicling how the middle of America is being changed by immigration.

The War to End All Wars? Hardly. But It Did Change Them Forever.

World War I destroyed kings, kaisers, czars and sultans; it demolished empires; it introduced chemical weapons; it brought millions of women into the work force.

The World’s Ball

An evolution, from 1930 to today.

Hopes of a Generation Ride on Indian Vote

Despite a period of rising incomes, a tide of economic discontent helped make Narendra Modi the prime minister-elect.

Which Team Do You Cheer For? An N.B.A. Fan Map

Highlights from a map of N.B.A. fandom based on Facebook “likes.”

Chernobyl: Capping a Catastrophe

A 32,000-ton arch that will end up costing $1.5 billion is being built in Chernobyl, Ukraine, to all but eliminate the risk of further contamination at the site of the 1986 nuclear reactor explosion.

50 Years After the New York World’s Fair, Recalling a Vision of the Future

Fairgoers share memories of family outings and moments of inspiration at the 1964 New York World’s Fair.

The Ballad of Geeshie and Elvie

On the trail of the phantom women who changed American music and then vanished without a trace.

Surviving the Finish Line

Runners, spectators and volunteers who were at the finish line of the Boston Marathon when the bombs exploded reflect on how their lives have been affected. Here are their stories of transformation.

Mapping Poverty in America

Data from the Census Bureau show where the poor live.

Honoring Mandela

Nelson Mandela’s death spurred an international outpouring of praise, remembrance and celebration.

Quiz
How Y’all, Youse and You Guys Talk

What does the way you speak say about where you’re from? Answer the questions to see your personal dialect map.

Pictures of Typhoon Haiyan’s Wrath

Typhoon Haiyan, which cut a destructive path across the Philippines, is believed by some climatologists to be the strongest storm to ever make landfall.

The Real Mayors of New York

Voters elected Bill de Blasio, but New York has always been a city of unofficial mayors.

Essential Thanksgiving

Your guide to the year’s most important meal, with our best recipes, videos, techniques and tricks.

Turning the Page – The International Herald Tribune

The International Herald Tribune, the global edition of The New York Times, has become The International New York Times. A look at its journey.

The Russia Left Behind

Along the highway between Moscow and St. Petersburg — a 12-hour trip by car — one sees great neglected stretches of land that seem drawn backward in time.

Early Days

For the first time in over a decade, New York City will vote in a new mayor. A look back at the 2013 primary campaign for mayor in New York City, in photographs.

The Refugees

More than 6.5 million Syrians have been displaced by the war, according to the United Nations. The New York Times visited the homes of four of them to hear their stories.

A Broader Look at the War Across Syria

Uncertainty about how an outside attack could affect Syria’s civil war is one of the factors leading to disagreement among Western countries about how to respond.

Countdown to Fashion Week

In a five-part series of reports on young, under-the-radar fashion designers we visit each at a different stage in the process as they prepare for New York Fashion Week.

Born to Ride

At age 55, the jockey Russell Baze is still making all the right moves
in a dangerous sport.

Talking Bloomberg

Notable New Yorkers weigh in on Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s legacy.

Farmers’ Market Recipe Generator

More than 50 ways to make use of the things you’re most likely to find in a market or your C.S.A. basket.

Finding the Quiet City

New York may be noisier than ever, but pockets of peace exist – if you know where to look. Here is a selection from readers.

New York’s War on Noise

Browse archival photographs, video and articles chronicling the city’s quest for quiet.

A Nation of Wineries

Comparing different regions of the United States wine industry over time.

INTERACTIVE FEATURE: Twenty Pies to Make This Summer

Revel in the season with a pie (or a tart, or a cobbler). Here are 20 recipes to carry you through the warm months.

Save My Blockbuster!

Lynda Obst, Mike Vollman, Erik Feig and others help The Times make the next big tent-pole movie.

Through a New Lens

Times coverage from the late 1960s and the 1970s shows the South Bronx as a crumbling, desolate and dangerous place. Ángel Franco, a Times photographer, revisited neighborhoods featured in that coverage to see how the view has changed.

Brooklyn, the Remix: A Hip-Hop Tour

The mean streets of the borough that rappers like the Notorious B.I.G. crowed about are now hipster havens, where cupcakes and organic kale rule.

The Teardrop Shot, Up Over the Giants

A sequence revisiting how Chicago’s Nate Robinson, one of the best at teardrop shots, scored over the Nets’ Brook Lopez in a game at the end of the season.

Syrian Refugees Struggle at Zaatari Camp

About 120,000 Syrians are calling the tents and trailers of the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan home, at least for the foreseeable future.

4:09:43

On April 15, the first of two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Here are the stories of the runners, spectators and others seen in this image.

The Hunt for the Boston Bombing Suspects

One suspect in the Boston bombings is dead and the second was taken into custody Friday night.

PHOTOGRAPHS: Westminster’s Best of Breed

Fred R. Conrad, a New York Times photographer, set up a studio at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show this week and invited Best of Breed winners to pose.

VIDEO FEATURE: Bloomberg’s First and Last State of the City Addresses

New York City was a vastly different place when Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg gave his first State of the City address in 2002, and his focus has shifted on various issues.

Super Bowl XLVII | Video
VIDEO FEATURE: Big Game Advice From Those Who Know

Ray Lewis, Randy Moss and others with Super Bowl experience share the advice they have given their teammates.

Europe’s Debt Crisis: No Relief on the Horizon

European Union officials have struggled to turn things around — debating new treaties, shoring up banks, securing more funding. The people of Greece, Spain, Portugal, Ireland and Latvia have dealt with economic troubles in various ways.

INTERACTIVE FEATURE: The Year on Page 1

Forty-two memorable front pages from the past year, picked by editors on the Times news desk who oversee the content, design and production of Page 1.

PHOTOGRAPHS: Hurricane Sandy Aftermath

Images from the weeks after the storm.

Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, a Times Publisher, Dies

Mr. Sulzberger shaped the destiny of The New York Times for 34 years as its publisher and as chairman and chief executive of its parent company.

PHOTOGRAPHS: The Party Conventions: Pictures of the Day

A day-by-day recap of the conventions in Tampa, Fla., and Charlotte, N.C.

PHOTOGRAPHS: London 2012 in Pictures

Emotional victories, stunning defeats and fierce competition from the Olympic Games.

INTERACTIVE FEATURE: Build a Pop Song

See the most prominent vocal producer in the music industry, Kuk Harrell, in action, and then listen along with him as members of the girl group Calvillo perform a part of their song “Right Now.”

INTERACTIVE FEATURE: In Performance

A selection of Tony Award nominees, including Josh Young from “Jesus Christ Superstar,” perform songs and scenes from this year’s shows.

The Facebook Offering: How It Compares

What has happened after 2,400 technology, Internet and telecom I.P.O.’s.

Audio, Photos and Video
MULTIMEDIA FEATURE: The Lady Jaguars

The players on the Carroll Academy girls basketball team have little experience with organized sports and myriad troubles outside of school.

INTERACTIVE FEATURE: Lives Restored

A series profiling people who are functioning normally despite severe mental illness and have chosen to speak out about their struggles.

MULTIMEDIA FEATURE: Vanishing Minds Series

Examining the worldwide struggle to find answers about Alzheimer’s disease.

Lens Blog

Pictures of the Day — Jan. 8, 2015

Photos from France, Lebanon, India and the United States.

Audio

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