Pentagon Press Gets a Second Day in Court
After a judge struck down Pentagon press rules as unconstitutional, the Defense Department issued new restrictions that the NYT says violate the same order.
Culture
Three Democracy Reports Say the Same Thing
Freedom House, V-Dem, and the Economist Intelligence Unit all independently downgraded US democracy in 2026 — when three indices agree, it's measurement, not methodology.
Media Mergers Are Killing Local News
Streaming now accounts for 40 percent of all viewing and Hollywood mega-mergers are accelerating — the casualty is the local newsroom that nobody in a boardroom thinks about.
Noma Has Gone Quiet, and Copenhagen Has Not Noticed
Two weeks after Redzepi resigned and sponsors fled, the Noma reckoning has settled into institutional silence — and the silence is the loudest thing about it.
Raphael Comes to the Met This Weekend
'Raphael: Sublime Poetry' opens Saturday at the Met with 237 works from the Louvre, Vatican, and Uffizi — the first major US retrospective of the artist who died at 37 and defined the Renaissance.
Don Lemon Discovery Deadline Is Tomorrow — Government Must Disclose
The government must turn over discovery materials in Don Lemon's leak-prosecution case by March 26, after DOJ failed to delay.
Italy Mourns as Gino Paoli Is Laid to Rest in Genoa
Italy held funeral services for songwriter Gino Paoli, 91, in his native Genoa as the nation mourned a voice of postwar romance.
Rebecca Solnit Reads in Washington Tonight
Rebecca Solnit reads from her bestselling Hope in the Dark sequel at Sixth & I in Washington tonight at 7 PM.
Sotheby's Holds Its First Chinese Art Auction at the Breuer
Sotheby's holds its inaugural Chinese Art auction today at the Breuer building, featuring works spanning the late 19th to 20th centuries.
DOJ Went After a Washington Post Reporter's Devices
The DOJ obtained a search warrant for Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's phone, laptop, and watch in a leak investigation.
Maria Ressa Wins the Daniel Pearl Award for Courage in Journalism
Nobel laureate Maria Ressa has been named the 2026 recipient of the Los Angeles Press Club's Daniel Pearl Award for Courage and Integrity in Journalism.
NewsGuard Sues Trump Administration Over First Amendment Retaliation
Media-rating company NewsGuard filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging retaliation after the government undermined its credibility.