“It’s not a cookbook,” the poet Jim Franks said about his new book, “Existential Bread.” To dispel any confusion, here’s what readers won’t find in its pages: photos of backlit loaves of bread or of disembodied hands measuring, dusting and kneading. There are no recipes. It’s about bread baking, but only insofar as bread baking […]
I am a veteran with PTSD, depression, anxiety and marital discord. The Veterans Affairs Department has been paying for me to see a therapist. At my last session, I shared with my therapist that I’d had a sexual dream about her. I did not share any specifics about the dream, and I did not say […]
PARIS — Unai Emery said Aston Villa can overturn a 3-1 first-leg deficit against Paris Saint-Germain by being “strong” at home in next Tuesday’s Champions League quarterfinal second leg at Villa Park. Despite taking a first-half lead through Morgan Rogers at the Parc des Princes, PSG were rewarded for their dominance of the game by […]
Tesco has said it expects to make lower profits this year amid a growing price war amount the UK’s major supermarkets. The UK’s biggest grocer has forecast profits of between £2.7bn and £3bn compared with the £3.1bn it made for the financial year that has just ended. Chief executive Ken Murphy said the lower profit […]
BARCELONA — A blistering Barcelona side blew Borussia Dortmund away at the Olympic Stadium on Wednesday to move to the brink of a first UEFA Champions League semifinal since 2019. They did so with goals from each of their devastating front three: Raphinha opened the scoring, Robert Lewandowski netted twice, and Lamine Yamal completed the […]
The parallels between President Trump and Liz Truss, Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister, are growing starker. Ms. Truss triggered market turmoil in 2022 after she proposed sweeping tax cuts that she proposed to pay for with massive government borrowing. Ms. Truss was ultimately doomed by fears of a credit crisis after yields on British government bonds […]
Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy, center, and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, center left, celebrate the conservative network’s initial public offering on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on April 3. Seth Wenig/AP/AP hide caption toggle caption Seth Wenig/AP/AP A Delaware judge, once again, has found that a conservative news outlet broadcast false […]
Yvette Tan, Annabelle Liang and Kelly Ng Getty Images Xi Jinping has shown no signs that he will blink first in the tariff standoff with the US The trade war between the world’s two biggest economies shows no signs of slowing down – Beijing has vowed to “fight to the end” hours after US President […]
Lionel Messi has no shortage of motivation in 2025. His Inter Miami CF won the Supporters’ Shield last season, setting an MLS single-season record for points in the process, before being humbly knocked out of the playoffs in Round 1. This year, his second full campaign in the league, marks an opportunity for redemption. It’s […]
Barcelona set sights on Champions League progress with 4-0 home win in quarterfinal first leg against Borussia Dortmund. Barcelona claimed a commanding 4-0 home win over Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals. Robert Lewandowski scored twice and Raphinha recorded a goal and an assist on Wednesday, leaving the Catalan club […]