Balanchine’s Lasting Influence on New York City Ballet
While celebrating its 75th anniversary this fall, New York City Ballet is performing 18 ballets by its founding choreographer, George Balanchine. But to get a sense of the global standing…
Don’t Underestimate Jimmy Buffett’s Influence on Style
Odds are the world of capital-F fashion never gave a moment’s thought to Jimmy Buffett, the bard of Margaritaville, who died on Friday at 76. Yet the truth is the…
Meta’s ‘Biggest Single Takedown’ Removes Chinese Influence Campaign
On Feb. 27, an article claiming that the United States was behind the bombing of the Nord Stream underwater pipelines in the Baltic Sea was published on the Substack and…
Russia Pushes Long-Term Influence Operations Aimed at the U.S. and Europe
The declassified intelligence analysis said the F.S.B. had helped fund Creative Diplomacy and that it was a “grooming campaign” that Russian intelligence operatives used to build up a network of…