His clever, melancholic mind produced some of the most enduring heroes in spy fiction. Here are his best books. Credit...Photo by Tom Jamieson for The New York Times Supported by By Sam Adler-Bell The ...

Languages are either syllable-timed, where all the syllables in a word last for the same amount of time, even when syllables are stressed, or stress-timed, where stressed syllables are pronounced at ...

Halloween night 2005 was bizarre even by the standards of Halloween — and the French Quarter. Part of the old neighborhood still had the smell of mildew that was permeating the entire city two months ...

The record holder for having the world's longest name says it takes a whopping 20 minutes to read his full moniker aloud – and he's only ever heard it once. For ease, Laurence tends to go by just his ...

The New Orleans airport has hit USA Today’s Top Ten in two food categories, so next time you’re flying out, here’s where to grab a bowl and a beer. The Louis Armstrong New Orleans International ...

This liveblog is now closed. The Supreme Court on Monday (October 13, 2025) directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe the Karur stampede, which occurred on September 27 during a ...

With all that in mind, try reading this: “Penelope Cholmondely raised her azure eyes from the crabbed scenario. She meandered among the congeries of her memoirs. There was the Kinetic Algernon, a ...

Drink This Cup (11/10), Summer's Comin (4/1), Vieux Carre (5/1), My Flicker (15/2), Dwelling Legacy (8/1), Burner Account (10/1), Mudslide (14/1) ...