A New Jersey Teen Finds Treasure, and More, in Abandoned Storage Units NYT | Top Stories By: Alex Vadukul and Vincent Alban 1 April 2026 at 01:37 Michael Haskell, 17, set out to make some money from his locker dives. He ended up learning about life. Driving back home to Bergen County, N.J., with the latest haul.
‘The Book of Mormon’ Is Sorry if You Were Offended for 15 Years NYT | Top Stories By: Jesse Green and Brian Karlsson 1 April 2026 at 01:12 The taboo-busting, gasp-inducing Broadway musical comedy has been a hit with audiences and critics. But could it be produced today? When “The Book of Mormon” opened in 2011, Matt Stone, left, Trey Parker, center, and Robert Lopez were worried that their creation would flop.
Doctors Believed Woody Brown Would Never Understand Language. He’s Publishing a Novel. NYT | Top Stories By: Alexandra Alter 30 March 2026 at 23:40 Doctors believed that Woody Brown would never be able to speak or process language. He went to graduate school and is publishing his debut novel. © Peyton Fulford for The New York Times“I have all the thoughts, dreams, longings and intelligence as any neurotypical person,” says Woody Brown, the author of “Upward Bound,” here with his mother at their California home.
In a New Memoir, Arsenio Hall Recalls His High-Flying Years as a Talk-Show Host NYT | Top Stories By: Jason Zinoman 30 March 2026 at 17:01 Eddie Murphy, Snoop Dogg and Bill Clinton (naturally) show up in his gossipy new memoir. He isn’t very sentimental. © Erik Carter for The New York TimesHosting a hit talk show “allowed me to fantasize, to be the guy I wanted to be,” Arsenio Hall says.
Timothée Chalamet Was Supposed to Be a New Kind of Leading Man NYT | Opinion By: Naveen Kumar 15 March 2026 at 23:59 He’s no longer that heart-on-his-sleeve sensitive soft boy many people fell for.
In Alysa Liu and Eileen Gu, China and America See a Mirror Image NYT | China By: Li Yuan 2 March 2026 at 13:01 The Olympic athletes are the subject of uncomfortable public comparisons that present online narratives that overlap more than both sides may realize.
The American Comedian Who Became a Funnyman in China NYT | China By: Sopan Deb 1 March 2026 at 18:00 Jesse Appell left everything behind to pursue a comedy career in China, where Western-style club comedy was just finding its footing.
In Xi’s China, Top General’s Fall Shows Precariousness of Power NYT | China By: Chris Buckley 27 January 2026 at 00:52 A combat veteran, Zhang Youxia was once seen as the most trusted man in Xi Jinping’s military. Now he has been accused of disloyalty to Mr. Xi.