Griner, the Phoenix Mercury center, played in her first two official games since was freed from prison. She didn’t win either, but the moment meant far more than that.

Brittney Griner Returns to the W.N.B.A. With a Weekend of Celebration

Protesters have been harassing the French government in clanky demonstrations that have gone viral in a country with no shortage of kitchenware.

The Sound of France’s Pension Fury? The Saucepan.

The Facebook owner said it would appeal an order to stop sending data about European Union users to the United States.

Meta Fined $1.3 Billion for Violating E.U. Data Privacy Rules

In “Fires in the Dark,” Jamison, known for her expertise on manic depression, delves into the quest to heal. Her new book, she says, is a “love song to psychotherapy.”

After Writing About Mental Illness, Kay Redfield Jamison Turns to Healers

What is a menopause-friendly workplace? Women in cities like New York may soon find out, as U.S. companies adopt practices that were already spreading in Britain.

A Movement to Make Workplaces ‘Menopause Friendly’

While looking into abuses by the armed forces, the country’s top human rights official was targeted with Pegasus, the world’s most notorious spyware, The Times found.

He Was Investigating Mexico’s Military. Then the Spying Began.

The city’s booming economy is attracting a flock of luxury restaurants from other cities. Is that a good thing for local cuisine?

For Diners With Deep Pockets, Dallas Is the New Dubai

Varo Energy, a Swiss provider of gasoline and diesel, is charting a path to lower carbon energy by relying on farm waste and used cooking oil.

An Oil Refiner Leans on Manure to Provide a Greener Future

Tensions have flared over new rifts between victims’ families and the police, and between gun owners and newly minted gun-control activists.

A Year After a School Shooting, Divisions Run Through Uvalde

Jay Salpeter cracked a high-profile case to help exonerate Martin Tankleff. It was a blessing and a curse. For both of them.

He Freed an Innocent Man From Prison. It Ruined His Life.

A Chinese government block on Micron Technology’s memory chips marks how far apart the two economic powers are drifting on tech policy.

With Ban on Micron, China Escalates Microchip Clash With U.S.

The agreement on cuts, aided by a wet winter and $1.2 billion in federal payments, expires at the end of 2026.

A Breakthrough Deal to Keep the Colorado River From Going Dry, for Now

Apple, Starbucks, Trader Joe’s and REI are accused of targeting union supporters after organizing efforts gained traction, charges the companies deny.

Companies Are Taking a Harder Line on Union Organizers, Workers Say

Don’t be fooled by its generic title. Lesley Lokko’s “Laboratory of the Future” is the most ambitious and pointedly political Venice Architecture Biennale in years.

Radical Rethinking at Biennale: Africa and the Future Share Pride of Place

Over the last few years, TV has offered portraits of female rage that are striking within a culture that still prefers women to carry their anger calmly and silently.

When TV Becomes a Window Into Women’s Rage

Richard Prince, an artist who appropriates images like Andy Warhol did, is being sued. But experts said the Supreme Court’s Warhol ruling may have little impact on the case.

After the Warhol Decision, Another Major Copyright Case Looms

A dining innovation that once looked like the future has worn out its welcome with many restaurateurs, customers and servers who say it takes the joy out of dining.

The QR-Code Menu Is Being Shown the Door

Amid high inflation and low inventory, the art market correction appears to have landed. If it wasn’t a trophy, it probably struggled to command a high price.

5 Takeaways From Auction Week

The Chinese-owned video app filed the lawsuit days after Montana’s governor signed the ban, which takes effect on Jan. 1, into law.

TikTok Sues Montana, Calling State Ban Unconstitutional

A top Ukrainian official essentially acknowledged that the devastated city had been lost. Thousands of Ukrainian and Russian soldiers died there, but the cost for Moscow was especially steep, experts say.

Russia Claims Bakhmut, but Some See a ‘Pyrrhic Victory’

The Two Michael Rovners

Quotation of the Day for Monday, May 22, 2023.

Quotation of the Day: How Did an Obscure City Become China’s Hottest Spot? Barbecue.

“NB by J.C.” collects the variegated musings of James Campbell in the Times Literary Supplement.

Columns That Scrutinized, and Skewered, the Literary World

As an extinction crisis wiped out species at the end of the Permian Period, a predatory species emerged that dominated Southern Africa’s domain.

A Saber-Toothed Predator From Long Before Evolution Came Up With Cats

Generative A.I. is already changing how games are made, with Blizzard Entertainment training an image generator on assets from World of Warcraft, Diablo and Overwatch.

May 22, 2023

Headlines from May 22, 2023

Brittney Griner Returns to the W.N.B.A. With a Weekend of Celebration

The Sound of France’s Pension Fury? The Saucepan.

Meta Fined $1.3 Billion for Violating E.U. Data Privacy Rules

After Writing About Mental Illness, Kay Redfield Jamison Turns to Healers

A Movement to Make Workplaces ‘Menopause Friendly’

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