Nave Amerigo Vespucci arrived in New York, as foreseen by the World Tour and Campaign program in North America, and on the day when the port of the Big Apple and the Hudson become one of the stages of celebrations for the 250 years of independence of the United States. The Navy’s school ship is […]
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America’s 250th birthday party is here at last. It’s a strange moment to be valorizing the United States, and the general mood of pessimism pervading the country seems reflected in the haphazard celebrations — at least those involving President Trump, who has inserted himself into many of the pro… More »
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As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of its founding at a fragile historical moment, looking back at the symbolic objects and documents that helped define the national story can reveal—or at least remind us of—the core values and vision on which the country was built. Like other collectible categories, the market for Americana
Part period piece, part political premonition, Paweł Pawlikowski’s Fatherland rounds out the Polish director’s loose trilogy set in the detritus of World War II. Following fellow black-and-white dramas Ida (2013) and Cold War (2018), the filmmaker’s latest—which won him the Best Director award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, tied with La Bola Negra—is simple
As we recognize Men’s Health Month, we are reminded that health extends far beyond annual checkups, blood pressure screenings, and physical fitness. Mental health is health. Yet for far too many men, mental well-being remains one of the most overlooked and undertreated aspects of healthcare. Across our nation and here in Southeast Queens, men are
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In 1962, more precisely on July 12, the American carrier USS Independence crossed the Amerigo Vespucci school ship into the Mediterranean. On the one hand there was a carrier of the Forrestal class, built to represent the new post-war American naval power. On the other hand there was an Italian sailor who entered service in
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My father spent his early years working multiple jobs at once. He stacked fruit in the grocery store, delivered newspapers, worked on a General Motors assembly line and preached on Sunday mornings. Over time, he slowed down. On his 85th birthday, he stepped down as pastor of our hometown church but kept his job as
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America’s national parks belong to the public, but their creation and maintenance have often required private money. For more than a century, philanthropists with large fortunes have bought land, restored monuments and funded programs across the National Park System. Few families shaped that tradition more than the Rockefellers. John D. Rockefeller Jr. (1874–1960), the only
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A few weeks ago, we learned that Cecilia Alemani will serve as the next curator of the Taipei Biennial, one of Asia’s longest-running and most closely watched recurring shows. Alemani, the Italian-born, New York-based director of High Line Art, is best known for “The Milk of Dreams,” her acclaimed 2022 Venice Biennale, which drew more
Norway is not a traditional soccer power, but its arrival at the World Cup’s Round of 16 feels entirely expected. That is largely because of the team’s towering center forward Erling Haaland, a blunt-f… More »
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