Victor Rivera gained power and profit as New York’s homeless crisis worsened. Accused of sexual and financial misconduct, he has largely escaped consequences.

‘Nobody Tells Daddy No’: A Housing Boss’s Many Abuse Cases

A Super Bowl ad has remade Dolly Parton’s feminist classic into an ode to hustle culture. It isn’t quite as empowering as the original.

The Working Woman’s Anthem ‘9 to 5’ Needed an Update. But This?

The mother of the opposing Super Bowl quarterback was a year old when Brady was born. What’s he still doing here?

Through Genetics, Luck or ‘Prehab,’ Tom Brady Endures at 43

In our ruined global moment, watching something busily transform trash into fleshy, sculptural fruit is a comfort.

The Mushrooms Will Survive Us

When Suleika Jaouad was 22, she learned she had leukemia. In her memoir, “Between Two Kingdoms,” she looks back on what got her through.

When Silver Linings Don’t Cut It, Honesty Helps

Fueled by amateur traders and online enthusiasm, the struggling retailer’s shares took investors on a ride like no other. For them, it ended in different ways, including apathy, defiance and regret.

The Hopes That Rose and Fell With GameStop

As he prepares for an impeachment trial this week, Senator Chuck Schumer is at the height of his political power in Washington. At home in New York, he is taking steps to head off a primary challenge from the left.

Why Chuck Schumer Is Cozying Up to the A.O.C. Wing of His Party

He carried one of Washington’s weightiest résumés — labor secretary, treasury secretary and budget director for Nixon and secretary of state under Reagan as the Cold War waned.

George P. Shultz, Top Cabinet Official Under Nixon and Reagan, Dies at 100

Health agencies and hospitals are using different formulas to allocate the coronavirus shots, exacerbating disparities in vaccine access.

Where Do Vaccine Doses Go, and Who Gets Them? The Algorithms Decide

Five works by the dazzling and seldom-seen painter Florine Stettheimer emerged on the market in 2020. But some stood on shaky ground.

Why Were So Many Stettheimer Art Works Up for Sale? Not All Were Real

Armed with lessons from the last impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump, prosecutors plan a shorter, video-heavy presentation to confront Republicans with the fury they felt around the Capitol riot.

Impeachment Case Aims to Marshal Outrage of Capitol Attack Against Trump

Mayor Bill de Blasio ordered a review of the groups that run New York’s homeless housing after The New York Times uncovered accusations of sexual and financial misconduct.

After Abuse Allegations, $2 Billion Shelter Network Faces Scrutiny

Top editors at Hachette have told employees that they’ve learned the lessons of the Capitol siege of Jan. 6: no hate speech, no incitement to violence, no false narratives.

Big Publishing Pushes Out Trump’s Last Fan

This week, learn about the African-American chefs who supported the White House kitchen, listen to a family-friendly concert or attend a poetry reading.

Explore the History of Jazz and Celebrate the Lunar New Year

As the GameStop bubble burst, the market had its best rally in months.

The Week in Business: The Meme Stock Bubble Bursts

Quotation of the Day for Sunday, February 7, 2021.

Quotation of the Day: ‘Everything Has a Value’: Afghanistan’s Kidney Trade Preys on the Poor

Cold weather workouts do bring unique risks, but a little planning and preparation can help whether you’re going for a winter walk, trekking in snowshoes or sledding with the kids.

Stay Healthy When Exercising Outdoors

Number 99 on the periodic table does not occur naturally and is difficult to make and store, challenging researchers who want to study it.

Einsteinium Is Mysterious. Scientists Have Unlocked Some of Its Secrets.

Faced with the challenge of promoting products in a difficult time, some companies referenced the nation’s struggles in their marketing messages, while others went for nostalgia.

Bruce Springsteen and Babies Star in Pandemic-Year Super Bowl Ads

It’s never too early to start your child’s journey to music aficionado. These audio gems can help.

5 Music Podcasts for Kids

Growing up in College Point, a downstairs neighbor’s welcome noise and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

‘Walking With My Mother, I Always Hung on Tightly to Her Hand’

A bumper crop of graphic novels and comic books melds African culture and science fiction, with influences as wide-ranging as space travel, Caribbean folklore and Janelle Monáe.

Beyond ‘Black Panther’: Afrofuturism Is Booming in Comics

A new study bolsters the prediction by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that the so-called B.1.1.7 variant will dominate Covid-19 cases by March.

Virus Variant First Found in Britain Now Spreading Rapidly in U.S.

“Goin’ Back to T-Town,” the 1993 PBS documentary about the mass murder of a city’s Black residents and the destruction of their community, returns.

Review: The Tulsa Massacre, Remembered by Those Who Survived

The credit would send monthly payments to millions of Americans under certain income thresholds for a year starting in July.

February 7, 2021

Headlines from February 7, 2021

‘Nobody Tells Daddy No’: A Housing Boss’s Many Abuse Cases

The Working Woman’s Anthem ‘9 to 5’ Needed an Update. But This?

Through Genetics, Luck or ‘Prehab,’ Tom Brady Endures at 43

The Mushrooms Will Survive Us

When Silver Linings Don’t Cut It, Honesty Helps

Billboard 200

Dangerous: The Double Album

Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon

Evermore

After Hours

The Voice

Historical Context for February 7, 2021