Mr. Adams won the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City by portraying himself as a working-class politician who understood the concerns of average New Yorkers.

Eric Adams, Once a Political Outsider, Conquers the Inside Game

The climate crisis haunts Chicago’s future as a warming world pushes Lake Michigan toward new extremes — higher highs, lower lows, greater uncertainty.

A Battle Between a Great City and a Great Lake

For decades, multinationals moved to Ireland for its low taxes. A new global tax plan has put Dublin on the defensive.

Ireland’s Days as a Tax Haven May Be Ending, but Not Without a Fight

A new generation of fashion boys is using the app to help young men talk about fashion.

The Young Men’s Style Council of TikTok

Stanley Allan Sherman, one of the niche artisans of New York theater, makes leather masks for the stage. And the occasional pro wrestler.

‘How Do I Become Happy?’ Advice From a Professional Fool

The company they built is wildly successful. But her Washington wisdom didn’t hold up, and neither did their close working relationship.

Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg’s Partnership Did Not Survive Trump

Representative Peter Meijer, a Republican who voted to impeach Donald J. Trump, seeks “decency and humility” in Western Michigan, but has found anger, fear and misinformation.

In Michigan, Pro-Impeachment Republicans Face Voters’ Wrath

The chairman’s call for struggle and violence against capitalists is winning over a new audience of young people frustrated with long work hours and dwindling opportunities.

‘Who Are Our Enemies?’ China’s Bitter Youths Embrace Mao.

The new media pioneer explores the technology and science shaping our lives in her solo show at the New Museum.

Lynn Hershman Leeson: The Artist Is Prescient

Prices climbed for years before the runaway inflation of the 1970s. Economists see parallels today, but the differences are just as important.

A Great Inflation Redux? Economists Point to Big Differences.

The agency faced criticism for approving Aduhelm for all Alzheimer’s patients. Now it recommends that the drug be given only to those with mild symptoms.

In Reversal, F.D.A. Calls for Limits on Who Gets Alzheimer’s Drug

The economy remains hot, but the future is looking less buoyant than it did just a short while ago.

The Bond Market Is Telling Us to Worry About Growth, Not Inflation

Two documentaries take different approaches to their star subjects. One, about the actor Val Kilmer, prefers to be hands-off. The other, about Lou Reed, welcomes complications.

Cannes Film Festival: ‘Val,’ ‘The Velvet Underground’ and Famous Jerks

Despite the interim prime minister’s claim that he is in charge after the president’s assassination, a volatile political situation poses yet another challenge to democracies in the Western Hemisphere.

Political Crisis in Haiti Deepens Over Rival Claims to Power

Because the disaster happened in the middle of the night, many parents, children, grandparents and siblings were killed together.

Entire Families Were Lost in the Surfside Collapse. Here Is One of Their Stories.

The president insisted that the United States had done more than enough to empower the Afghan police and military to secure the future of their people.

In Forceful Defense of Afghan Withdrawal, Biden Says U.S. Achieved Its Objectives

Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually and in person in New York City.

5 Things to Do This Weekend

The generation has possessed most real estate wealth for two decades.

Baby Boomers: Rich With Real Estate and Not Letting Go

The drop indicated a sudden shift in sentiment in the stock market; investors in the bond market have been signaling their concerns about the economy for days.

Stocks fall after two weeks of gains, reflecting worries about growth.

Perfect crystals of ice microfiber showed the flexibility of a material we usually assume to be rather brittle.

A New Kind of Ice That Bends Like a Noodle Without Breaking

To stay warm in frigid seas, the marine mammals rely on an unexpected use of the powerhouses of their cells.

It’s Cold in the Ocean but It’s Hotter Inside Sea Otters

“Leonardo is the magic name,” a dealer said as the Renaissance master’s works, and even copies of his works, continue to fetch eye-popping prices.

A Leonardo da Vinci the Size of a Post-it Sells for $12.2 Million

There’s a fun new spinoff of “What We Do in the Shadows” and a sadcom that is less sad than most. And there’s still time to catch up on “First Wives Club.”

How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?

Quotation of the Day for Thursday, July 8, 2021.

Quotation of the Day: Crisis Grips Haiti as Attackers Kill President in Home

A Frenchman who loves the American West and collects BMX bikes makes eyewear that touches on all sorts of cool.

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Eric Adams, Once a Political Outsider, Conquers the Inside Game

A Battle Between a Great City and a Great Lake

Ireland’s Days as a Tax Haven May Be Ending, but Not Without a Fight

The Young Men’s Style Council of TikTok

‘How Do I Become Happy?’ Advice From a Professional Fool

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