The New York Times – Travel:
With hotels increasingly caught between the federal government’s immigration crackdown and protests against ICE, we want to hear how it’s affecting you.
Category: Demonstrations, Protests and Riots
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Budget Hotels Become an Immigration Battleground for ICE Protests
The New York Times – Travel:
“No sleep” protests have used noise and other tactics to target ICE agents at hotels, leaving the owners, often immigrants themselves, caught in the middle.
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How a Pro-Greenland Song Became a Protest Anthem
The New York Times – Music:
Locals are speaking out against President Trump’s gestures toward annexing the territory, and the song “Greenland Belongs to Greenlanders” has become “a soundtrack of the movement.”
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Dramas Keep Showing Us Hapless Men — and Hypercompetent Women
The New York Times – Film:
Several of the past year’s films center on confused, bumbling protagonists — surrounded by women who are anything but.
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Hilton ‘Maliciously Canceled’ Immigration Agents’ Reservations, DHS Says
The New York Times – Travel:
As the U.S. ramps up deportation efforts in Minnesota, the Department of Homeland Security claimed on social media that a Hampton Inn had canceled agents’ bookings.
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Hanukkah Concerts With Israeli Military Cantor Raise Outcry in Amsterdam
The New York Times – Music:
A concert hall canceled the performance several months ago but then reached a compromise in which three concerts will be held. The bargain hasn’t satisfied critics of the events.
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‘WTO/99’ Review: The ‘Battle in Seattle’ as Seen by the Participants
The New York Times – Film:
To tell the story of the demonstrations surrounding a World Trade Organization meeting, “WTO/99” assembled scenes shot by the participants themselves.
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Security Lapse Allowed Protesters to Disrupt Performance, Met Opera Says
The New York Times – Music:
Peter Gelb, the Met’s general manager, said a security guard was absent from his post when two people climbed onstage at a performance of “Carmen.”