Dr. Baptiste André’s shirt was still grimy when he walked out of the arrivals level at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris to a flurry of cameras, microphones and questions from journalists. The French native was one of 11 crew members on the Madleen, part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, and among the three — … Read more
Brian Wilson, the musical visionary who captured the optimism of early 1960s youth culture as co-founder of The Beach Boys and created some of the most stylistically adventurous pop of the era with the seminal album “Pet Sounds,” has died, his family confirmed on Wednesday. He was 82. “We are heartbroken to announce that our … Read more
For 65 years, an international treaty forged at the height of the Cold War has governed Antarctica. But with rising geopolitical tensions, consensus is increasingly hard to find. “Up until just a few years ago, we talked about the Antarctic Treaty as a framework for peace and stability in the Antarctic region, and the Arctic … Read more