NYTIMES (Alexandra Alter and Thea Traff) - How Maya Rudolph Became an ‘Absolute Menace’ in ‘Oh, Mary!’
For her Broadway debut, the comedian hired a trainer, read lines with her daughter and, when she needed it most, was saved by improv.
NYTIMES (Emma Bubola, Lucía Cholakian Herrera and Anita Pouchard Serra) - Argentina’s World Cup Sticker Albums Are a Low-Tech Craze Immune to the Digital Revolution
World Cup sticker albums have captivated children and adults in Argentina, in a collecting fever that seems immune to the digital revolution.
NYTIMES (Tariq Panja) - On the Eve of the World Cup, U.S. Immigration Policy Turns Some Away
Some fans and participants hoping to enter the United States for the World Cup have complained that restrictive immigration rules have presented a roadblock.
NYTIMES (Matthew Mpoke Bigg and Eric Schmitt) - ‘Clumsy Diplomacy': Inside the U.S.-Kenya Feud Over an Ebola Camp
Hundreds of Kenyans have marched through the streets to oppose a quarantine facility that would be reserved exclusively for American patients.
NYTIMES (Jenna Russell) - A Catholic Mayor Commissioned Statues of Saints. Residents Revolted.
The mayor of Quincy, Mass., is being sued over 10-foot statues of two Catholic saints that he wants to install in front of a new public safety complex.
NYTIMES (Simbarashe Cha and Jacob Gallagher) - For the NBA Finals, These Knicks Fans Show Out in Style
Fans want to support their team, but they’re not willing to squelch their sense of style.
NYTIMES (David Waldstein and The New York Times) - The City That Watches Together
In bodegas and parks, in bars and pizzerias, the unofficial watch party has taken over New York.
NYTIMES (Edgar Sandoval) - The Knicks Are Hogging the Spotlight. Spurs Fans Aren’t Impressed.
As New York basks in the attention of a long-awaited N.B.A. finals run, many San Antonians say the Spurs, and the city they represent, are being underestimated.
NYTIMES (Hamed Aleaziz, Alexandra Ostasiewicz, Jon Hazell, Gilad Thaler, Stephanie Swart and Rafaela Balster) - Life Inside an ICE Detention Facility
For days protesters have been clashing with law enforcement over conditions at an ICE detention facility in New Jersey. Our reporter Hamed Aleaziz explains how these complaints persist across the country, and takes a closer look at the problems documented at one facility in Louisiana.
NYTIMES (Adam Satariano and Ana Swanson) - Dutch Authorities Block $115 Million Deal by a U.S. Tech Company
The Netherlands blocked a U.S. company from buying a Dutch firm that handles its national ID system, saying it would create a “threat to the public interest.”