When “Macbeth” meets McDonald’s, a meaty new musical is born.

Review: Double, Double, Burger and Trouble in ‘Scotland, PA’

Reid Stowe once hung out with Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. But the sea was his true passion.

He Made the Longest Ocean Voyage in History, and Turned It Into Art

The share of college students casting ballots doubled from 2014 to 2018, a potential boon to Democrats. But in Texas and elsewhere, Republicans are erecting roadblocks to the polls.

The Student Vote Is Surging. So Are Efforts to Suppress It.

A Rothschild estate in Shandong Province has released its first vintage. It was 10 years in the making.

A French Wine From China? This $300 Bottle Is the Real Thing

As President Trump froze military aid to Ukraine and urged it to investigate his rivals, the country was struggling in a bare-bones fight against Russian-backed separatists.

The Cost of Trump’s Aid Freeze in the Trenches of Ukraine’s War

A wave of arrests against journalists, opposition activists, doctors and religious believers raises a question: Is this a police state in the making or just a highly dysfunctional one?

As Putin Era Begins to Wane, Russia Unleashes a Sweeping Crackdown

A 1990s effort to encourage drilling in the Gulf of Mexico has cost the government $18 billion in lost revenue from oil royalties, according to a new report. 

Government Loophole Gave Oil Companies $18 Billion Windfall

After nine years of playing in obscurity for the Chicago Bears and the San Francisco 49ers, Spice Adams has become ubiquitous for his memes.

Memes Made Spice Adams More Famous Than the N.F.L. Could

John McMillon was a 67-year-old inmate who was looking forward to his parole hearing. He never made it there.

Officials Called It a Heart Attack. Inmates Saw a Bloody Beating.

Tremors from extraction are blighting 350 square miles. Thousands of homeowners claim damage, and production will end in 2022.

Earthquakes Are Jolting the Netherlands. Gas Drilling Is to Blame.

The Kincade fire is burning more than 10,000 acres in California. Other areas of the country are experiencing drought so understanding fire is becoming ever more important. 

A Forecast for a Warming World: Learn to Live With Fire

The $5 billion development in the Meadowlands, formerly known as Xanadu and now called American Dream, will open on Friday. Sort of.

After 15 Years, Dream Mall Finally Becomes a Reality

While expanding at a breakneck pace, the co-working company has struggled to turn a profit on millions of square feet of office space.

‘It’s Definitely Pretty Empty’: Why Saving WeWork Will Be Hard

The move is likely to open the attorney general to accusations that he is trying to deliver a political victory for President Trump.

Justice Dept. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry Into Its Own Russia Investigation

A narco-trafficking case implicated the Honduran first family, including the president. I got used to seeing them tweeting at me — along with ordinary Hondurans grateful for straightforward coverage.

In an Explosive Honduras Drug Case, It Was a Trial by Twitter

Crustaceans experienced in running a labyrinth made it to the finish line — and their prize — without wrong turns.

Happy as a Crab That Just Finished a Maze

Tina Satter’s remarkable docudrama recreates the bizarrely banal interrogation that led to the arrest of the intelligence contractor Reality Winner.

‘Is This a Room’ Review: Why’d She Blow the Whistle?

The most viewed listings on The New York Times’s Find a Home site in September are in New York, California, Kansas and Nova Scotia.

The Most Popular Properties of September

The company takes a stab at love, but what stands out this season is the birth of an elegant Apollo: Calvin Royal III.

At American Ballet Theater, New Romantics Can’t Beat a Greek God

Our story about John McMillon, 67, who died in prison under questionable circumstances, started with tips from three inmates.

An Inmate Died After a Struggle With Guards. Here’s How We Found Out.

Quotation of the Day for Thursday, October 24, 2019.

Quotation of the Day: India Tries Fireworks a Bit Easier on the Air

Nancy Princenthal’s new book is about how women in the 1970s took an experience that had been artistically mined by men for millenniums and found ways to convey it in their own terms.

‘Unspeakable Acts’ Revisits a Pivotal Moment in the Art World’s Treatment of Sexual Violence

The economist Justin Wolfers saved a hefty sum by offering an hourly fee instead of a commission, thwarting a system that is often inefficient and uncompetitive.

How to Get a Better Deal From a Real Estate Agent

The wholesome and enormous grocery store has achieved a cultlike status in the city.

Wegmans Has Come to Brooklyn. Why Are New Yorkers Losing Their Minds?

Companies have binged on share buybacks in recent years, pumping up prices, but their appetite could wane as economic uncertainty rises.

October 24, 2019

Headlines from October 24, 2019

Review: Double, Double, Burger and Trouble in ‘Scotland, PA’

He Made the Longest Ocean Voyage in History, and Turned It Into Art

The Student Vote Is Surging. So Are Efforts to Suppress It.

A French Wine From China? This $300 Bottle Is the Real Thing

The Cost of Trump’s Aid Freeze in the Trenches of Ukraine’s War

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AI YoungBoy 2

Hollywood's Bleeding

Over It

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True 2 Myself

Historical Context for October 24, 2019