The pioneering feminist scholar, who died this week, wrote about women, race, love, healing, pop culture and much more, always keeping Black women at the center.

The Wide-Angle Vision, and Legacy, of bell hooks

The ruling said the company’s owners, members of the Sackler family, could not receive protection from civil lawsuits in return for a $4.5 billion contribution.

Judge Overturns Purdue Pharma’s Opioid Settlement

Employers mandate boosters, postpone return dates and brace for an Omicron surge.

Offices Shut and Holiday Parties Dim as a Familiar Feeling Sinks In

In 1968, the celebrated author of “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” arrived at Hamilton College to teach and work on his magnum opus, “Roots.” Now, on the centenary of his birth, a former student recalls Haley’s class.

Alex Haley Taught America About Race — and a Young Man How to Write

A common practice in real estate is coming under new scrutiny because of concerns about discrimination. And one state has made it illegal.

You Love That House, but Should You Write a Love Letter?

A start-up football school called Christians of Faith, later known as Bishop Sycamore, recruited players from tough neighborhoods with talk of academic help and a path to glory. But the path only led them back to where they started.

Unfulfilled Promise

Paddling through the pandemic to see the country from water level “up close and personal at this interesting time.”

Two Years, 22 Rivers, 7,500 Miles. Crossing America by Canoe.

Si Spiegel, a bomber pilot, can claim a dual legacy: as a war hero and as a father of the artificial tree.

He Bombed the Nazis, Outwitted the Soviets and Modernized Christmas

The incoming mayor’s anti-crime ideas appear to conflict with a push to cut the jail population, clouding the future of plans to close the troubled complex.

Eric Adams Says He Wants to Close Rikers. It May Not Be That Simple.

The proposal, coming as Moscow masses troops on the border with Ukraine, would establish a Cold War-like security arrangement in Eastern Europe that NATO officials immediately rejected.

Russia Lays Out Demands for a Sweeping New Security Deal With NATO

The jury of eight men and four women will meet on Monday morning to consider wire fraud-related charges for claims made to Theranos’s investors and patients.

Jury set to begin deliberations in Elizabeth Holmes’s fraud trial.

“I’ll never be upset at being associated with those films or for them being the largest in people’s memories of who I am,” the actor says.

Elijah Wood on ‘The Lord of the Rings’ at 20 and Being Frodo to Fans Forever

Hospitalizations across the country have increased 20 percent in two weeks, taxing already exhausted health care workers as the United States confronts the Omicron variant.

Doctors and Nurses Are ‘Living in a Constant Crisis’ as Covid Fills Hospitals

Sheridan’s “Yellowstone” is an enormous hit, and its success has positioned him to become one of TV’s most prolific creators. Next up is a prequel series premiering Sunday.

With ‘1883,’ Taylor Sheridan Expands His Western Empire

The bivalves’ merroir — yes, merroir — is much like grapes’ terroir, telling a much deeper story about the place they were grown, Melissa Clark writes.

To Eat Oysters Better, Treat Them Like Wine

The producers of “No Way Home” address questions about another trilogy, possibly putting MJ in a Spidey suit and convincing reluctant actors to reprise their roles.

Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal on the Future of ‘Spider-Man’ and the M.C.U.

It’s a highly unusual move by a liberal mayor in one of the country’s most liberal cities.

San Francisco Mayor Declares State of Emergency to Fight City’s ‘Nasty Streets’

Rick Rojas, who is based in Nashville for The Times, got on the road at 5:30 a.m. Saturday to do his part for the National desk. “The scale of it was just something that I hadn’t seen before,” he said.

How One Reporter Covered the Tornadoes in Kentucky

Daniel Ranieri went from ranting in an online video to being cast in a Hollywood movie. But he still loves sports, games and his ‘gaga’.

How a Young Film Actor Spends His Sundays

At Torico Ice Cream in Jersey City, N.J., the Berrios family has been serving scoops of their signature flavor since 1970.

Coquito, the Puerto Rican Holiday Drink, Available in Frozen Form

With the simple act of preparing a big batch of eggs, the photographer Romulo Yanes taught Genevieve Ko the importance of pausing, and connecting through cooking.

These Poached Eggs Aren’t Picture-Perfect. That’s What Makes Them Beautiful.

Quotation of the Day for Saturday, December 17, 2021.

Quotation of the Day: Gas vs. Electric? Stoves Join Partisan Battlefield

The city’s reform-minded corrections commissioner, who introduced therapeutic programs for guards and detainees, is leaving.

A Rare Glimmer of Hope at Rikers Island: Can It Last?

As the fraud trial of the Theranos founder draws to a close, could her new courtroom image affect the decision?

The Verdict on the Elizabeth Holmes Trial Makeover

Dominion, an election technology company, has accused the network of defaming it by spreading false claims that it was involved in rigging vote counts in the 2020 election.

December 17, 2021

Headlines from December 17, 2021

The Wide-Angle Vision, and Legacy, of bell hooks

Judge Overturns Purdue Pharma’s Opioid Settlement

Offices Shut and Holiday Parties Dim as a Familiar Feeling Sinks In

Alex Haley Taught America About Race — and a Young Man How to Write

You Love That House, but Should You Write a Love Letter?

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