SARAH LYALL

From a desert tent to a golden bowl, the spectacular arenas Qatar has built in and around Doha showcase the majesty, and the folly, of...

In the final hour before a game, teams’ activities can look as random as recess at the local elementary school. But there is order in...

“A Private Life,” a collection of correspondence spanning much of his life, offers a fresh look at his brilliance — and his contradictions

Qatar’s late changes to the rules for drinking at World Cup stadiums is only a temporary inconvenience if you know where to look.

Hilary Mantel brought great precision to her writing, and asked the same of us in our reading.

The actions of Meghan, and her husband, Prince Harry, as they mourn the queen have been the subject of biting social commentary — as usual.

A quarter-century ago Princess Diana’s shocking death provoked outrage at the royal family. Queen Elizabeth’s passing, in contrast, has been draped in civility and respect.

From fading empire to the Cold War to 1970s turmoil to Brexit to Covid, “she was always there.” What will Britain, and the world, do...

Queen Elizabeth II was portrayed in plays and highbrow films, in made-for-TV movies and broad comedies and, of course, in “The Crown.” Many sought to...

Anthony Marra’s “Mercury Pictures Presents,” his long-awaited second novel, is a homage to the movies and to his immigrant family.