Neglected and Loved Treasures of Ancient and Modern Literature
Es fielen noch ein paar mollige Flocken aus der wegziehenden Schneewolke, und da stand auf einmal auch schon der runde Mond leuchtend über dem weißen Turm.
The eternal virtues of literature are sincerity, clarity, breadth, force, and subtlety.— Sir Walter Raleigh (the literary critic, not the Elizabethan courtier), in Romance
A Times correspondent from Minnesota returns to report on the divided and chaotic state of Minneapolis in January 2, 2026, during the U.S. federal government's 'Operation Metro Surge.' Described from different angles, from the points of view of different residents of the city, it is one of the most worthwhile reports yet.
[...] I saw an S.U.V. idling by the entrance, an iPhone visible against the windshield, filming me. When I got out and held up my press credential, the window rolled down to reveal two smiling white women who were out delivering food to people like the family in the apartment. “Sorry!” one of them said brightly.
