Under pressure to renounce cotton harvested in a Chinese region marked by gruesome repression, they face a backlash from nationalist Chinese consumers.

Global Brands Find It Hard to Untangle Themselves From Xinjiang Cotton

The first successful direct transplant of a trachea is a medical milestone that could help thousands of people with airways damaged by ventilators and other causes.

‘There Was Nothing Anybody Could Do for These Patients.’ Now There Is.

Chinese rivals to Western names have improved quality and marketing. Now the country’s defiance could give them an edge with young patriots.

As China Targets H&M and Nike, Local Brands See Their Chance

When C.E.O.s speak out against Republican priorities, it isn’t the flip-flop of alliances it appears to be.

Is Big Business the Democrats’ New Best Friend?

This gender-flipped martial-arts reboot departs from its 1970s predecessor by having a predominantly Asian-American cast.

‘Kung Fu’ Rights the Wrongs of Its Ancestor

For “When We Fell,” a filmed dance, the choreographer took cues from a snowy bubble residency — and from Prince’s “Under the Cherry Moon.”

Kyle Abraham’s Second Act at City Ballet: Spare, Wintry, Abstract

DNA-based techniques that have successfully tracked down elusive serial killers may soon be used to help identify thousands of American service members “known but to God.”

Modern Crime-Solving Methods vs. the Mystery of World War II Deaths

The Baltimore plant that recently had to scrap up to 15 million ruined doses had flouted rules and downplayed errors, according to internal audits, ex-employees and clients. Other doses had to be scrapped last year.

U.S. Bet Big on Covid Vaccine Manufacturer Even as Problems Mounted

Get those perfectly burnished, flaky pastries straight from your oven with this expert advice.

How to Make Stunning Croissants at Home

A lawsuit by Wisk, partly owned by the Google co-founder Larry Page, says two engineers took sensitive files before joining Archer.

Electric Aircraft Start-Up Accuses Rival of Stealing Its Secrets

Honduras has barely begun to recover from two hurricanes that hit late last year. With relatively little disaster relief from the U.S., many are heading for the border.

‘We Are Doomed’: Devastation From Storms Fuels Migration in Honduras

A slice of Brooklyn that was home to one of the largest free Black communities in pre-Civil War America sought the promise of steady financial help from the city.

How Weeksville, a Center of Black History, Fought to Survive

Stimulating and immersive — yet actor-free — this audio adaptation of the Saramago novel brings the terror of an epidemic into your ears.

‘Blindness’ Review: Listening to the Sound of Theater Again

Businesses and universities want fast, easy ways to see if students and customers are vaccinated, but conservative politicians have turned “vaccine passports” into a cultural flash point.

Likely Legal, ‘Vaccine Passports’ Emerge as the Next Coronavirus Divide

Emerging markets are at risk of falling far behind their advanced counterparts. That’s the whole world’s problem, officials warned.

A K-Shaped Recovery, This Time on a Global Scale

Our personalities are not set in stone. They are more like sand dunes.

You Can Be a Different Person After the Pandemic

Raoul Peck’s four-hour documentary for HBO is a dizzying retelling of the course of colonialism, slavery and genocide.

Review: ‘Exterminate All the Brutes’ Rewrites a Brutal History

Fried chicken on the Upper West Side, a new wine shop from Bâtard and Tribeca Grill alumni, and more restaurant news.

The Sentry Flatiron, Atop the Hotel Henri, Opens in the Flatiron District

In showing several different sides of the filmmaker, some of them contradictory, Edward White’s “The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock” captures him in full.

The Many Selves of Alfred Hitchcock, Phobias, Fetishes and All

The organization that runs the annual competition honoring theater work in Los Angeles imploded after it misidentified an Asian-American actor.

LA Stage Alliance Disbands After Awards Ceremony Blunder

Quotation of the Day for Tuesday, April 6, 2021.

Quotation of the Day: With a Musical, China Tries to Rewrite Its Oppression of Uyghurs

Will.i.am and Honeywell introduce the first connected mask. Think sneakers meet smartphones.

Is This the Future of Face Masks?

Gas-power yard equipment spews noise and pollutants. Newer models, using batteries or electricity, are quieter and greener, and might even manage themselves.

The Robots Are Coming … to Mow Your Lawn

A new report says millions of dollars in wages have been withheld from garment workers around the world by factories contracted by major fashion brands.

Garment Workers Who Lost Jobs in Pandemic Still Wait for Severance Pay

Fany Gerson of La Newyorkina will sell them at Fan-Fan Doughnuts in Brooklyn.

April 6, 2021

Headlines from April 6, 2021

Global Brands Find It Hard to Untangle Themselves From Xinjiang Cotton

‘There Was Nothing Anybody Could Do for These Patients.’ Now There Is.

As China Targets H&M and Nike, Local Brands See Their Chance

Is Big Business the Democrats’ New Best Friend?

‘Kung Fu’ Rights the Wrongs of Its Ancestor

Billboard 200

Justice

Chemtrails Over The Country Club

Dangerous: The Double Album

Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon

Future Nostalgia

Historical Context for April 6, 2021