The Ripped Bodice opened in Park Slope to an engaged fan base with hearts in their eyes.

Romance Readers Swoon for Brooklyn’s Newest Bookstore

Two weeks after employees filed to organize, the company told some they had to change cities or would lose their jobs. It said the plan had long been in the works.

Move or Quit: Grindr Dictates New Office Rules Amid Union Drive

Donald J. Trump asserted his dominance in Iowa on Saturday as he squared off against his closest rival, Ron DeSantis, in the Super Bowl of retail politics.

The Iowa State Fair Saw Many G.O.P. Candidates but Only One Trump

After years of being inundated with new shows, some are using a pause in production to finally watch all the stuff they missed when it came out.

As Hollywood Strikes Roll On, Viewers Have a Chance to Catch Up

Popular devices known as “switches” are turning ordinary pistols into fully automatic weapons, making them deadlier and a growing threat to bystanders.

Inexpensive Add-on Spawns a New Era of Machine Guns

Ultra-Orthodox members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right coalition want to expand the powers of all-male rabbinical courts, and to bar women and men from mixing in many public arenas.

Growing Segregation by Sex in Israel Raises Fears for Women’s Rights

In its hunt for weapons, Ukraine has rolled back anticorruption rules and turned to people once seen as relics of an anything-goes era.

Zelensky Called Him a Criminal. Now Ukraine Calls Him for Guns and Ammo.

Led by a duo of world-record holders, athletes from Uganda’s Mount Elgon are challenging decades of Kenyan and Ethiopian dominance.

A Hotbed of Distance Running Talent Emerges in Uganda

Quotation of the Day for Saturday, August 12, 2023.

Quotation of the Day: It Tasted Like Nothing, but the Fervor Around a Japanese Candy Was Everything

The situation potentially involves several city agencies, but you can start by filling out a complaint through 311.

My Neighbor Died. Now Her Empty House Is Breeding Rats. What Can I Do?

It’s never a good time for a rodent infestation. But now?

Rats in the Walls, Baby on the Way

For years, American consumers have had to look abroad if they want the latest in sunscreen innovations. Some, including Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, think it’s time to revisit F.D.A. approval procedures.

U.S. Sunscreen Is Stuck in the ’90s. Is This a Job for Congress?

Rethinking the German filmmaker’s vast body of work while reading a new book about him.

Fassbinder’s World: A Refuge for Outcasts

Three men walk into a courtroom, as August heats up.

Where’s the Vicuña Outrage?

The host and executive producer of “America Outdoors With Baratunde Thurston” talks about revolutionary librarians, vibe-setting music and the city he thinks is underestimated.

Baratunde Thurston Eats His Feelings (With Ice Cream)

It’s become difficult to build anywhere in the U.K.

Great Britain Is Beautiful. It’s Also Decaying.

Forget registries — in Asia, it is common to give marrying couples envelopes of cash. But unwritten rules on how much to give depend on who you are and which superstitions you believe.

At Asian Weddings, Cash Is King

Like other island dots in our rising oceans, Hawaii is unusually imperiled and must do something about planetary crisis.

After the Shock and Grief, Hawaii Will Reinvent Itself Again

Spiritual lessons from “The Exorcist.”

The Ultimate Horror Movie Is Really About Heaven and Hell

Only boats at least 120 feet long can hold a sub, which typically costs between $2 million to $7 million. Manufacturers of the deep-sea vessels say many of their clients are wealthy enthusiasts.

The Latest Trend on Yachts? Submersibles.

He wrote the book and lyrics to a little show that opened in 1960 in Greenwich Village and became “the longest-running musical in the universe.”

Tom Jones, Half of Record-Setting ‘Fantasticks’ Team, Dies at 95

He won the National Book Award for poetry in 2009, having first been nominated 40 years earlier. He also taught at Brown University for four decades.

Keith Waldrop, Professor and Award-Winning Poet, Dies at 90

Wade, the former Miami Heat guard, will cap his basketball career with a Hall of Fame induction this weekend. Some are hoping his next phase is as a political star.

Dwyane Wade Was Destined for the Hall of Fame — and Politics?

Among the rookie recruits monitoring New York’s pools, at least four were born in the Eisenhower administration. But they all passed the notorious lifeguard test, and the city needs them.

‘These Old Guys?’ Short on Lifeguards, New York City Finds New Recruits

Troops advanced several miles along two main lines of attack in Kyiv’s drive to reach the southern coast and sever Russian supply lines, while explosions echoed at the vital Kerch Strait Bridge.

August 12, 2023

Headlines from August 12, 2023

Romance Readers Swoon for Brooklyn’s Newest Bookstore

Move or Quit: Grindr Dictates New Office Rules Amid Union Drive

The Iowa State Fair Saw Many G.O.P. Candidates but Only One Trump

As Hollywood Strikes Roll On, Viewers Have a Chance to Catch Up

Inexpensive Add-on Spawns a New Era of Machine Guns

Billboard 200

Utopia

Austin

One Thing At A Time

Barbie: The Album

Speak Now (Taylor's Version)

Historical Context for August 12, 2023