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The Arctic Link, a railway connection between northernmost Finland and Arctic Norway currently under consideration, is hoped to improve Scandinavia’s trade links to China via the Northern Sea Route alongside Russia’s coast. A recent Finnish study has found a 500-kilometer…
There’s a great story behind “Miles Davis and John Coltrane—The Final Tour,” the sixth volume in Sony’s “Bootleg Series” of live recordings by Davis (it comes out March 23rd), and that story makes itself heard in the music. In 1960,…
Sometimes a dumb joke is a smart move. Last Saturday, as the city’s art scene was bogged down by eight art fairs, “All About Frank,” a weeklong exhibition, popped up on the second floor of a town house in Little…
In its eight seasons on IFC, “Portlandia” has excelled at rapid characterizations, microscopically observed comedies of manners, and amiable lampoons of everyday anxieties—and never more so than when the show has considered food and drink. The appetite has been, from…
When news reports broke that President Trump had agreed to meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un, reactions in the United States were sharply divided. Some pundits and politicians expressed hope that a summit might defuse the nuclear crisis on…
The magnitude of President Trump’s decision to accept a summit invitation from North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un should not be understated. It is bold. It is risky. It might even be the ultimate geopolitical Hail Mary pass of all time. Yet…
