The New York Times – Travel:
The poet and novelist Luis Alberto Urrea thinks the borderlands are the most interesting book in the world, being rewritten every day. These are his recommendations.
Category: California
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Tiger Woods, Forced to Miss the U.S. Open, Is Everywhere
The New York Times – Sports:
Who can forget Woods’s U.S. Open win by 15 strokes at Pebble Beach in 2000, or his 19-hole playoff in 2008 at Torrey Pines? “It does feel wrong that he’s not here,” his fellow Californian Max Homa says.
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Matt Fitzpatrick and Cameron Smith Don’t Know What’s Next After The LIV-PGA Tour Merger
The New York Times – Sports:
“I just don’t know what’s going on,” Fitzpatrick, the reigning U.S. Open champion, said Monday of the PGA Tour’s merger with LIV Golf. “I don’t think anyone knows what’s going on.”
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Delicious Wine, Welcoming Hosts and Bucolic Picnics Are Found an Hour South of Silicon Valley
The New York Times – Travel:
A growing patchwork of small and bucolic wineries an hour’s drive south from Silicon Valley are making and serving prizewinning chardonnay, pinot noir and other estate vintages.
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Is ‘Flamin’ Hot’ a True Story?
The New York Times – Film:
Richard Montañez, a janitor turned Frito-Lay executive, has said he invented the spicy snack. A new film tells his story, but the evidence isn’t on his side.
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Is ‘Flamin’ Hot’ a True Story?
The New York Times – Film:
Richard Montañez, a janitor turned Frito-Lay executive, has said he invented the spicy snack. A new film tells his story, but the evidence isn’t on his side.
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Aggressive Skating, Like Other 1990s Trends, Is Re-emerging
The New York Times – Sports:
Aggressive skating emerged in the 1990s as a flashier, niche style of roller skating. Like other ’90s trends, it has emerged again.
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Forests, Band from Singapore, Played On After U.S. Robbery
The New York Times – Music:
Forests, a band from Singapore, ended its tour in New York in high spirits, two weeks after being robbed in California.
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It’s Tennis vs. Pickleball vs. Padel. Or Is It?
The New York Times – Sports:
Private clubs and public facilities are striving to be more things to more people as they try to defuse the tension between tennis and fast-growing racket sports like pickleball.