Louvre Abu Dhabi, an Arabic-Galactic Wonder, Revises Art History

The Louvre Abu Dhabi is a beautiful new building with a rented artwork and a borrowed name — the museum needs time to develop a collection of its own. But what will be the character of this new collection, the first of its kind in the Middle East? In his review, art critic Holland Cotter reflects on what the museum does, and what it should do.

Published: Nov 28, 2017
Length: 8 minutes (2,200 words)

Why a Generation in Japan Is Facing a Lonely Death

With a population of 127 million, Japan has the most rapidly aging society on the planet. Elderly individuals often live in extreme isolation, albeit only a few feet from neighbors on all sides, “trapped in a demographic crucible of increasing age and declining births.” Their fate? A “lonely death” where their body may remain undiscovered in their small government apartment for days (or even years) because family is distant both physically and emotionally, and friends have all long since passed away.

Published: Nov 30, 2017
Length: 29 minutes (7,455 words)

Who We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Weinstein

New York Times critic-at-large Wesley Morris writes about his ardor for Annabella Sciorra’s art.

Published: Nov 22, 2017
Length: 6 minutes (1,535 words)

The Uncounted

A multi-media investigative report on the vast discrepancy between the actual number of Iraqi civilians killed by American-led coalition airstrikes against ISIS, and the number the coalition itself reports. In addition to uncovering likely truer math — for instance, while the coalition says 1 in 157 air strikes have killed civilians, reporters Azmat Khan and Anand Gopal claim the ratio is more like 1 in 5, a rate 31 percent higher — the report puts human faces on the air strikes’ victims and survivors. Threaded through the reporting is the story of Basim Razzo — who survived a September, 2015 strike on his home and his brother’s adjacent home that killed his wife, daughter, brother and nephew — and his endeavors to get the coalition to stop denying it had struck his home after mistaking it for ISIS headquarters. Included alongside the article are photographs and videos telling the stories of other strikes, their victims, and survivors.

Published: Nov 16, 2017
Length: 46 minutes (11,576 words)

Love’s Road Home

A wedding day postscript to Chivers’ Pulitzer winning story about Sam Siatta, a Marine Corps veteran of the war in Afghanistan who returned home with PTSD and landed in prison after committing a crime he says he doesn’t remember.

Published: Nov 10, 2017
Length: 13 minutes (3,425 words)

Louis C.K. Crossed a Line Into Sexual Misconduct, 5 Women Say

Several women have come forward to share their stories about how the comedian Louis C.K. masturbated in front of them or solicited them for an encounter.

Published: Nov 9, 2017
Length: 10 minutes (2,666 words)

Diana Nyad: My Life After Sexual Assault

Legendary long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad tells and owns her story of survival. By tracing the lifelong impact of enduring sexual assault at age 14, Nyad — now nearing 70 as an undeniable champion in every decade of her life — builds a powerful case for speaking out.

Author: Diana Nyad
Published: Nov 9, 2017
Length: 8 minutes (2,120 words)

Boko Haram Strapped Suicide Bombs to Them. Somehow These Teenage Girls Survived.

The New York Times interviewed 18 teen girls — all of whom were kidnapped by Boko Haram in Nigeria to become suicide bombers for their cause. Unwilling to hurt and kill innocents, these girls — some as young as 13 years old — bravely defied the militants and sought help from citizens and soldiers alike to remove the bombs strapped to their bodies before anyone could be harmed.

Published: Oct 25, 2017
Length: 12 minutes (3,105 words)

Sade’s Quiet Storm of Cool

The singer Sade takes her time between records, shuns promotions and the internet, but remains an icon of cool after more than 30 years in the recording industry.

Published: Oct 25, 2017
Length: 9 minutes (2,398 words)

The March on the Pentagon: An Oral History

To pressure President Johnson to end the Vietnam War, nearly 100,000 people marched in Washington DC in October, 1967. The Times asked over 20 eyewitnesses to tell the story.

Published: Oct 20, 2017
Length: 26 minutes (6,524 words)