In Troubled Times, the Sports World Offers a Necessary Salve

Three months of athletic brilliance have offered reminders that the soulful, spiritual aspect of games has elevated them to something like a modern religious experience.

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‘The Last of Us,’ Season 1, Episode 6: The Ties That Bind

This week, Joel and Ellie encounter a safer and more social way of life, but it’s not clear whether they want any part of it.

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White Sox Minor Leaguer Anderson Comas Announces He Is Gay

Few players in professional baseball have revealed publicly that they are gay. Anderson Comás, a relief pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization, said he wanted to be “an inspiration” for people like him.

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Richard Belzer, Detective Munch on ‘Law & Order: S.V.U.,’ Dies at 78

A stand-up comic, he called his hard-boiled character on the long-running TV drama “Lenny Bruce with a badge.”

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Facebook Parent Plans to Sell ‘Meta Verified’ Accounts

Meta announced that it would begin charging $11.99 a month for a blue badge on Facebook and Instagram.

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A Race Up the World’s Tallest Mountains, and for Gender Equality

Kristin Harila, a novice explorer, is looking to summit the world’s highest peaks in less than 6 months. Paperwork got in the way in her first attempt.

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Your Monday Briefing: A Testy Exchange Between the U.S. and China

Also, Vladimir Putin’s war narrative takes hold in Russia.

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