Roland Lajoie, Army General at the Cold War’s Front Lines, Dies at 87

Part officer, part diplomat, part spy, he led military inspections in East Germany and later oversaw the destruction of Soviet nuclear weapons. NYT > Obituaries

‘Created Equal’ Director: Why Conservatives Lose the Culture Wars

Conservative filmmaker Michael Pack was fighting the culture wars long before we started using the phrase. Pack, the director of “Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words,” has a long and illustrious resume dating back to the 1980s.  He’s done it all, from working with Hollywood heavyweights like Eli Wallach, Joan Allen and Tim Blake Nelson to serving his country as...

Warren Hoge, Who Covered Wars and World Crises for The Times, Dies at 82

As a correspondent, including as a bureau chief, he wrote vividly from all corners of the globe. He later served as foreign editor and assistant managing editor. NYT > Obituaries

Isaak/Lovett at Red Rocks: The Culture Wars Get the Night Off

Chris Isaak and Lyle Lovett couldn’t be more different at first glance. Isaak channels rockabilly beats and ’50s falsettos, capped by his penchant for spangles. Lovett may dress like he’s going to work at an accounting firm, but his creak-stained voice isn’t meant to be pretty. Together, they poured their hearts into a twin-bill concert at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison,...

Why is the ‘Star Wars’ Movie Franchise on Life Support?

Reports of the theatrical experience’s death are greatly exaggerated. We’ve seen several blockbusters in recent months, from “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” to “The Batman,” following the pandemic lockdowns. In between, non-franchise adventures like “The Lost City” and “Uncharted” made plenty of coin on their own. Yet the biggest...

‘It crushes me’: Dairy farmers struggle to survive Trump’s trade wars and declining milk demand

New York dairy farmer Nathan Chittenden has watched his farming neighbors disappear one by one, including five farms on his father’s side of the family over the course of 20 years.

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