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Sports Illustrated US

Sports Illustrated US

HISTORY LESSONS

The Dodgers and Blue Jays gave us an instant classic in the World Series.

10+ min  |

Winter 2025
Esquire US

Esquire US

Sports On the Holidays

SHOULD YOU FIND YOURSELF AROUND SO-CALLED CIVILIZED discourse this holiday season, you'll likely encounter a well-worn idea about televised kickoffs and tip-offs on Thanksgiving and Christmas. Which is: They should not be happening.

3 min  |

Winter 2026
New York Amsterdam News

New York Amsterdam News

Earth, Wind & Fire bring iconic funk and soul classics to Hard Rock in Atlantic City

Soul and funk icons Earth, Wind & Fire (EWF) recently took the stage in front of bright, multicolored lights and a diverse crowd by age and more on two cold autumn evenings at Etess Arena in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City.

2 min  |

December 11, 2025
New York Amsterdam News

New York Amsterdam News

'Love & Basketball' still scores: A 25th anniversary capsule reimagines a classic

On December 5, 2025, a film that shaped a generation returned in a new uniform.

2 min  |

December 11, 2025
New York Amsterdam News

New York Amsterdam News

University of Alabama suspends magazines focused on Black and women students

This story originally appeared on 19thnews.

3 min  |

December 11, 2025
New York Amsterdam News

New York Amsterdam News

Columbia women's basketball team builds on back-to-back NCAA tournament bids

Columbia University women's basketball team has established itself as one of the most successful programs among New York City's Division I ballers.

2 min  |

December 11, 2025
New York Amsterdam News

New York Amsterdam News

The Armory set to host the iconic Colgate Women's Games 50th year

Fred Thompson's vision has been more than realized.

2 min  |

December 11, 2025
New York Amsterdam News

New York Amsterdam News

NYC Mayor-Elect Mamdani visits Bronx Christmas Tree Lighting

Bronx BP Gibson was joined by Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the annual tree lighting in the Bronx on Dec. 5, 2025. (Ariama C. Long photos)

2 min  |

December 11, 2025
New York Amsterdam News

New York Amsterdam News

Calls mount for emergency action to halt deed theft cases, including a U.N. intervention

A growing coalition, comprising Brooklyn homeowners, tenants, religious leaders, and legal experts, is forming to fight the deed theft epidemic that Black communities have been facing in the borough.

1 min  |

December 11, 2025
New York Amsterdam News

New York Amsterdam News

Another political upstart? Darializa Avila Chevalier challenges U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat

East Harlem community organizer Darializa Avila Chevalier is campaigning for Rep. Adriano Espaillat’s seat in New York's 13th Congressional district.

2 min  |

December 11, 2025
Heartfulness eMagazine

Heartfulness eMagazine

Embracing The Value Within

DR. ROXANNE M. ST. CLAIR on seeing the value in you—and in others—and making it a daily practice.

4 min  |

November 2025
Heartfulness eMagazine

Heartfulness eMagazine

Courage: From Relief to Presence

JASON NUTTING on why relief is temporary-and how courage, rooted in the heart, endures.

3 min  |

November 2025
Heartfulness eMagazine

Heartfulness eMagazine

Grace Is the Creative Spark

Do you sometimes feel that life is blessed and things are unfolding effortlessly, without force or struggle? Some people say it is because of “grace” or “God’s grace.

5 min  |

November 2025
Heartfulness eMagazine

Heartfulness eMagazine

A Lightning-Fast Tongue and the Art of Camouflage

connects the Indian chameleon's way of being at Kanha Shanti Vanam to spiritual practice—cultivating harmony with place, patience, and focused awareness.

3 min  |

November 2025
Heartfulness eMagazine

Heartfulness eMagazine

Virtual Intelligence

Author and cultural commentator CHARLES EISENSTEIN extends last month's argument about virtual substitutes hollowing out reality-this time to Al's imitation of intimacy-and points to what only embodied relationships can restore.

10 min  |

November 2025
Heartfulness eMagazine

Heartfulness eMagazine

FROM INNER STILLNESS TO OUTER AGENCY:

How Heartfulness Builds an Internal Locus of Control and Workplace Success

3 min  |

November 2025
Esquire US

Esquire US

Welcome to the CAMERONVERSE

On the eve of the new Avatar release, Esquire spent time with James Cameron in his fun-house studio, surrounded by some of his most famous and fearsome creations. We talked about technology, grief, loss, Al, and whether he can save the box office. Step this way!

7 min  |

Winter 2026
Esquire US

Esquire US

The BEST New

IT’S SELDOM SILENT IN MIAMI. THE AIR IS FULL OF CRICKETS AND the mm-tss, mm-tss of house music and the staccato backfires of souped-up whips gunnin’ down the causeway. But in the neighborhood of Little River, another welcome sound can be heard: the oceanic murmur of folks enjoying themselves. You hear it when you approach Sunny’s, a vast steakhouse where inside and outside blend together, Miami style. Sunny’s is a party. Like, the best party in town. The vibes are impeccable, and the food is so good that you make that face between disbelief and disgust that somehow conveys ecstasy. This year at Esquire, we’ve seen dozens of new restau

10+ min  |

Winter 2026
Esquire US

Esquire US

Yes, Bob, There Is A Santa Claus

Bob Rutan is legendary among the tight-knit fraternity of Macy's Santa Clauses. Like many of these men, playing Santa changed Bob. Profoundly. His story is one of struggle and failure, heartbreak and grace and—yes—the magic of Christmas.

10+ min  |

Winter 2026
Esquire US

Esquire US

HOW THE DUFFER BROTHERS CHANGED THE WORLD

IN 2016, A PAIR OF SCI-FI-OBSESSED TWINS CREATED A TV SHOW: STRANGER THINGS. IT REIGNITED CAREERS, MINTED NEW STARS, AND SET THE MOLD FOR THE STREAMING HIT. BUT THEY KNOW NONE OF THAT MATTERS IF THEY CAN'T STICK THE LANDING.

10+ min  |

Winter 2026
Esquire US

Esquire US

The Contender

From a stoic cowboy in 1923 to a white-collar lunatic in The Housemaid, Brandon Sklenar has shown he has the range and potential to be a leading man. Soon he'll have the chance to prove it.

4 min  |

Winter 2026
Esquire US

Esquire US

GOLDEN GOOSE'S GRIT AND GLAMOUR

The Italian brand may be best known for its sneakers, but the clothes—inspired this fall by the swagger of the '70s—are not to be missed

1 min  |

Winter 2026
Esquire US

Esquire US

BIRTH OF THE COOL

NOWADAYS, IT'S A NO-BRAINER THAT BOX-OFFICE STARS MAKE unbeatable ambassadors for fashion brands. It wasn't always that way. In the mid-1990s, when cell phones were good for phone calls and not much else, actors would show up for premieres but rarely for fashion shows—and never in an ad campaign.

2 min  |

Winter 2026
Esquire US

Esquire US

DEPTH OF FEELING

Omega's much-loved technical diver, the Planet Ocean, just got a major refresh

1 min  |

Winter 2026
Esquire US

Esquire US

The Meaning of Life

Advice, Wisdom, and a Few Hard Truths

10+ min  |

Winter 2026
Esquire US

Esquire US

How to Smarten Up

Everything is very stupid right now. Like, historically idiotic. Fighting back is easier and more enjoyable than you might think.

5 min  |

Winter 2026
New York Amsterdam News

New York Amsterdam News

SCOTUS Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson blasts Trump admin case over termination of non-loyalists

The Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of Rebecca Slaughter, who served for seven years as a member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) until she received an email in March informing her of her termination due to her ideals being deemed “inconsistent with [the] administration’s priorities.”

2 min  |

December 11, 2025
New York Amsterdam News

New York Amsterdam News

One45 development leaves community leaders asking questions at rally

On November 20, Harlem community members and activists, led by Defend Harlem with several faith and political leaders, gathered at the corner of 145th Street and Lenox Avenue to demand that One45 for Harlem, the new housing development set to be built there, be made affordable to Harlem residents.

3 min  |

December 11, 2025
New York Amsterdam News

New York Amsterdam News

How Harlemite Helen Taylor became NYC's poster child for supportive housing

\"My new life is going to cost me my old one,\" recited Harlemite Helen Taylor in a poem she wrote about moving on.

2 min  |

December 11, 2025
New York Amsterdam News

New York Amsterdam News

Harlem Holidaze: A few friendly faces that can't wait to see yours

Holiday shopping in Harlem is more than a seasonal errand.

3 min  |

December 11, 2025