Times editors have handpicked 11 stories for you to enjoy. Welcome to The Weekender.
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America’s Black Cemeteries and Three Women Trying to Save Them
In Georgia, Texas and Washington, D.C., three Black women are working to preserve desecrated African American burial grounds and the stories they hold.
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He’s the First ‘Golden Bachelor.’ Just Don’t Call Him a Silver Fox.
Gerry Turner, 72, is the lead of ABC’s new dating show — and ready to look for love again.
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Las Vegas and Its Big, Big Ambitions
This shape-shifting desert city is in the middle of a reinvention that involves sports stadiums, Formula 1 and an amphitheater clad in 1.2 million LED screens.
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How Complete Was Stephen Sondheim’s Final Musical?
Sondheim said days before his death in 2021 that he did not know when it would be finished, but the musical, now called “Here We Are,” is being staged in New York.
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For South Korea’s Senior Subway Riders, the Joy Is in the Journey
The fare is free for those older than 65, so some retired people spend their days riding the trains to the end of the line.
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A Silvery, Shimmering Summer of Beyoncé
The Renaissance tour is a blueprint for how to cultivate pleasure and hold onto it at all costs.
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‘Is It Good Enough to Fool My Gallerist?’
David Salle, one of America’s most thoughtful painters, hoped an A.I. program could nourish creativity. It could mimic his style — but could it inspire?
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Wes Anderson Finally Found a Way Into His New Roald Dahl Film
For years, the director puzzled over an adaptation of “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.” Then he let the characters say things they weren’t meant to.
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Artists Take the Soccer Field in a ‘Drunk vs. Stoned’ Grudge Match
In Montauk, an end-of-summer art show and sporting event served as a kind of referendum on two altered states.
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The Pumpkin Spice Latte Will Outlive Us All
Twenty years in, Starbucks’ star drink has never exactly been cool. But that’s how you stand the test of time.
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Everyone’s Breaking Up, but Nobody’s Bitter: What’s Going On?
In one divorce announcement after another, high-profile couples are abiding by the golden rule of the schoolyard: If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.
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5 Places to Bask in Spectacular Foliage This Fall
It was a summer of heat, droughts and deluges. Experts say that stress could make autumn colors especially vivid. Here’s where you can savor them before they’re gone.
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Thanks for reading. I’ll see you next weekend.
This edition of The Weekender was edited by Jonathan Wolfe.