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Reconsiderations of past, present, and future in a new environmental humanities book Featuring contributions from scholars representing a range of disciplines, ‘Timescales: Thinking Across Ecological Temporalities,’ is an outgrowth of the Penn Program for Environmental Humanities. For a geologist, 200 million years may seem like the blink of an eye. To a historian, the 18th century is still highly relevant. And to researchers grappling with climate change, future scenarios provide a compelling reason to act now. In the new book, “Timescales: Thinking Across Eco...

5 Things to Do This Weekend Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually and in person in New York City. May 13, 2021, 5:00 a.m. ET FILM SERIES Maggie Cheung in the Wong Kar-wai drama “In the Mood for Love.”Credit...Janus Films While supervising new digital restorations of several of his films, the Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai made certain adjustments, such as changing the aspect ratio — the image dimensions — of “Fallen Angels,” which now has a wider frame than it did when it was first shown in 1995. Wong, whose movies often concern ...

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What to Know About Vaccinations for Children 12 to 15 in N.Y. [Want to get New York Today by email? Alternate-side parking: In effect today. Suspended tomorrow for Solemnity of the Ascension and Eid al-Fitr. Image Some New York families will soon be able to take another step toward normalcy. This week, the Food and Drug Administration authorized use of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds. It is not the last hurdle: A federal advisory committee must meet to make recommendations for the vaccine’s use in the age group, and a state task force oversees the final ap...

A Transformed Lincoln Center In New York City Brings Back Live Audiences By Jeff Lunden  May 11, 2021 The performing arts are coming back and arts organizations around the country are having to think about how to reengage with live audiences, in a safe way. After being dark since March of 2020, New York’s Lincoln Center welcomed audiences back Monday — to its radically transformed physical space, one that is also more inviting and inclusive. “One of my favorite times at Lincoln Center, actually, is just before curtain comes up and just after it comes down on campus,” says Henry Timms...