Priya Parker, the author of “The Art of Gathering,” shares her advice for orchestrating more meaningful gatherings and why that matters for our civic life, as well as our social lives.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-priya-parker.html
A little teasing has helped Danes manage their anger and anxiety over American threats to take a part of their territory. A Trump pincushion, anyone?https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/world/europe/denmark-trump-boycott.html
A sweeping amnesty proposal, tests of censorship limits and opposition leaders emerging from hiding are fueling hopes for democratic changes. But skepticism abounds.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/world/americas/venezuela-rodriguez-maduro-authoritarian.html
West Haven, Conn., has budgeted $16,000 for an acoustics expert to try to pinpoint the source of a low-frequency disturbance that has disrupted residents’ lives.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/nyregion/west-haven-connecticut-humming-noise.html
His New Federal Theater in New York provided a rare stage for Black playwrights and emerging actors, among them Denzel Washington, Phylicia Rashad and Chadwick Boseman.https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/theater/woodie-king-jr-dead.html
Eurozone banks tightened their conditions for loans to businesses in the last quarter of last year, an unexpected development lenders expect will continue in the early months of 2026.https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/ecb-survey-records-unexpected-tightening-in-bank-lending-ea91b9c9
The Reserve Bank of Australia has delivered its first interest-rate increase since late 2023.https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/australias-central-bank-delivers-rate-hike-signals-more-on-the-horizon-6070c909
The benchmark consumer-price index rose 2.0% from a year earlier in January, slowing from a 2.3% gain in December, the Ministry of Data and Statistics said.https://www.wsj.com/economy/south-korea-inflation-eases-to-five-month-low-099ee864
Trump’s Fed chair pick spent over a decade working for the billionaire investor, who instilled in him a relentless trust in data.https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/what-kevin-warsh-learned-working-for-stanley-druckenmiller-7fc07efe
Kevin Warsh’s vision of ‘regime change’ at the central bank could mean tighter times for markets.https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/saying-you-want-to-shrink-the-fed-is-one-thing-doing-it-is-another-3ed0e517
The central banks are set to leave rates unchanged Thursday, as they consider the impact of a weaker dollar and an influx of cheap Chinese imports on the outlook for inflation.https://www.wsj.com/articles/ecb-and-boe-on-hold-as-dollar-weakens-and-imports-from-china-surge-0aa18874
The Bank of Japan has grown more cautious about the inflation risk posed by a weak yen, a summary of opinions showed, after recent volatility put markets on alert for intervention.https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/yen-moves-causing-more-worry-at-boj-opinions-summary-shows-be4800f0
If confirmed, Trump’s Fed-chair nominee would face several treacherous balancing acts.https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/kevin-warshs-three-tasks-shrink-the-fed-tame-inflation-manage-the-president-2640eace
South Korea’s exports started the year on a strong note, with outbound shipments surging in January on more working days and robust semiconductor demand.https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/south-korea-exports-off-to-strong-start-in-2026-95978aa1
How Russian military intelligence is recruiting young people online to carry out espionage, arson, and other attacks across the Continent.https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/02/09/to-build-a-fire
Fresh out of college, we were a bunch of misfits, in a chaotic, run-down communal home, desperately trying to figure out who we were meant to be.https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/02/09/living-in-tracy-chapmans-house
Will an A.I. restoration of “The Magnificent Ambersons” right a historic wrong or desecrate a classic?https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/02/09/deepfaking-orson-welless-mangled-masterpiece
California’s governor has been touted as the Democrats’ best shot in 2028. But first he’ll need to convince voters that he’s not just a slick establishment politician.https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/02/09/gavin-newsom-profile
In a wry Profile of the British-born art dealer Joseph Duveen, Behrman captures the workings of a canny commercial intelligence wreathed in connoisseurship and charm.https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/02/09/david-remnick-on-s-n-behrmans-the-days-of-duveen
For decades, ICE and Border Patrol have operated with fewer constraints than typical law-enforcement agencies.https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/02/09/why-the-dhs-disaster-in-minneapolis-was-predictable