The Evening: Leaders approve a climate fund

Also, the U.S. urged Israel to take steps to protect Gazans. 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Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday. - A COP28 deal on a climate fund - Henry Kissinger’s legacy - Plus, a review of “May December” [A man standing in front of a lime green house just a few feet from the sea. Part of the wall facing the water has collapsed.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS5lYP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8zMC9jbGltYXRlL2NvcDI4LWxvc3MtYW5kLWRhbWFnZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMxMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTAxMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMzk5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaFgUaWXsVyeyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) A home in Iranawila, Sri Lanka, that collapsed in June from coastal erosion. Eranga Jayawardena/Associated Press Leaders back a climate fund and voice frustrations at COP28 On the first day of the U.N.’s climate summit, known as COP28, diplomats from nearly 200 countries [approved a draft plan for a fund to help poor countries hit by climate disasters](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS5lYP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8zMC9jbGltYXRlL2NvcDI4LWxvc3MtYW5kLWRhbWFnZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMxMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTAxMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMzk5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaFgUaWXsVyeyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). The speedy adoption of the fund, which developing nations fought more than 30 years to create, was widely viewed as a positive sign for the two-week summit in Dubai. But in a year that scientists say is “[nearly certain” to be the hottest](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS5lYP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8zMC9jbGltYXRlLzIwMjMtaG90dGVzdC15ZWFyLWNvcDI4Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzExMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5MDEwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTEzOTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVoWBRpZexXJ7JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) in human history, and as emission levels reach record highs, many attendees brought to the summit a sense of disillusionment with the U.N. effort. Some climate advocates are frustrated that COP28 is being hosted by the United Arab Emirates, which is ramping up its production of oil and has been [accused of using its host position to promote its fossil fuels](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS5lYP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yOC9jbGltYXRlL3VhZS1jb3AyOC1kb2N1bWVudHMtYWwtamFiZXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkwMTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTM5OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZWhYFGll7FcnslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). “It’s impossible to ignore the fact that the summit is being held inside gleaming new facilities built with oil money,” said my colleague David Gelles, who is covering the summit. However, [David said that recent developments](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS5lYP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8zMC9jbGltYXRlL2Zvc3NpbC1mdWVscy1hbmQtZnJ1c3RyYXRpb24tYXQtY29wMjguaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkwMTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTM5OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZWhYFGll7FcnslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) offered hope for the summit. Two weeks ago, the U.S. and China, the world’s two biggest polluters, agreed to accelerate efforts to sharply increase clean energy, although they didn’t provide a timeline. For more: A detailed analysis explores [where the world is, and isn’t, making progress on climate change](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS5lYP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8zMC9jbGltYXRlL2NvcDI4LWdsb2JhbC1wcm9ncmVzcy1jYXJib24tZW1pc3Npb25zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzExMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5MDEwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTEzOTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVoWBRpZexXJ7JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS5lYP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIzLzExLzMwL3dvcmxkL2lzcmFlbC1oYW1hcy1nYXphLXdhci1uZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMxMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTAxMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMzk5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaFgUaWXsVyeyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~ Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in Tel Aviv today. Pool photo by Saul Loeb The U.S. urged Israel to take steps to protect Gazans Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli leaders today in an effort to extend the fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas — which is set to end tomorrow morning — and to improve conditions for civilians in Gaza. Blinken said Israel had a right to ensure that Hamas was dismantled. But, he added, “The way Israel defends itself matters.” [Here’s the latest.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS5lYP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIzLzExLzMwL3dvcmxkL2lzcmFlbC1oYW1hcy1nYXphLXdhci1uZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMxMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTAxMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMzk5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaFgUaWXsVyeyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) After the meeting with Blinken, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his country’s goal of crushing Hamas, a job that Israel as well as U.S. officials says remains far from complete. The new phase of Israel’s offensive is expected to focus on southern Gaza, where U.S. and Israeli officials say Hamas’s senior leaders are hunkered down. [A color portrait of Henry A. Kissinger in a dark suit jacket, white shirt and striped tie, his right hand pressed against his chin. A wall map of the world fills the space behind him.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS5lYP0TWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yOS91cy9oZW5yeS1raXNzaW5nZXItZGVhZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMxMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTAxMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMzk5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaFgUaWXsVyeyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) Henry Kissinger in 1979.  Neil Leifer/Sports Illustrated, via Getty Images Kissinger, who died at 100, was both celebrated and reviled Henry Kissinger, the scholar turned diplomat who advised 12 presidents from Kennedy to Biden, [died yesterday at 100](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS5lYP0TWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8yOS91cy9oZW5yeS1raXNzaW5nZXItZGVhZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMxMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTAxMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMzk5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaFgUaWXsVyeyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). His life story is [without comparison](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS5lYP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8zMC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2hlbnJ5LWtpc3NpbmdlcnMtcGhvdG9zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzExMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5MDEwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTEzOTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVoWBRpZexXJ7JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~): Kissinger fled Nazi Germany at 15, and later rose to become the most powerful secretary of state of the postwar era. His passing elicited sharply divergent reactions. Kissinger engineered the country’s opening to China, negotiated its exit from Vietnam and remade U.S. power relationships with the Soviet Union, sometimes trampling on democratic values to do so. Friends have hailed his diplomatic achievements, while [critics assailed his policies in Vietnam, Cambodia and elsewhere around the globe as murderous](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS5lYP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDIzLzExLzI5L3VzL2hlbnJ5LWtpc3Npbmdlci1kZWF0aC1uZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMxMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTAxMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMzk5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaFgUaWXsVyeyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). [A woman’s reflection in a rearview mirror shows her staring out the window with a concerned look on her face.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS5lYP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8zMC91cy9yYW5raW4tY291bnR5LW1pc3Npc3NpcHBpLXNoZXJpZmYuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkwMTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTM5OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZWhYFGll7FcnslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Andrea Dettore moved out of Rankin County after witnessing two raids by its deputies. Rory Doyle for The New York Times A ‘Goon Squad’ of deputies got away with years of brutality For nearly two decades, a loose band of sheriff’s deputies, who sometimes called themselves the Goon Squad, roamed impoverished neighborhoods across a central Mississippi county, [meting out its own version of justice](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS5lYP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8zMC91cy9yYW5raW4tY291bnR5LW1pc3Npc3NpcHBpLXNoZXJpZmYuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkwMTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTM5OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZWhYFGll7FcnslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). The deputies barged into homes and held people down while they beat and choked them, witnesses said. Their violence might have continued unchecked if not for one near-fatal raid in January, after which several pleaded guilty to criminal charges. More top news - Europe: Inflation in the Eurozone [fell to a two-year low in November](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS5lYP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8zMC9idXNpbmVzcy9ldXJvem9uZS1pbmZsYXRpb24tbm92ZW1iZXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkwMTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTM5OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZWhYFGll7FcnslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), dropping much faster than expected. - Politics: Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom will square off on Fox News tonight [in a debate that holds high stakes for both men](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS5lYP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8zMC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9kZXNhbnRpcy1uZXdzb20tZGViYXRlLWZveC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMxMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTAxMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMzk5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaFgUaWXsVyeyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - India: After an indictment accused an Indian official of ordering an assassination on U.S. soil, diplomats and experts are [debating how far up the chain the scheme went](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS5lYP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8zMC93b3JsZC9hc2lhL2luZGlhLXVzLXNpa2gtbmV3LXlvcmsuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkwMTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTM5OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZWhYFGll7FcnslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Russia: The Supreme Court declared the international gay rights movement [an “extremist organization.”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS5lYP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8zMC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvcnVzc2lhLWdheS1yaWdodHMtbGF3Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzExMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5MDEwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTEzOTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVoWBRpZexXJ7JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) - Health: The Biden administration proposed rules to require the [removal of virtually all lead water pipes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS5lYP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8zMC9jbGltYXRlL2VwYS1sZWFkLWRyaW5raW5nLXdhdGVyLXBpcGVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzExMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5MDEwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTEzOTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVoWBRpZexXJ7JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) across the country within 10 years. - Congestion pricing: New York’s plan to add tolls for drivers entering Manhattan’s busiest streets has drawn [condemnation from New Jersey leaders](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS5lYP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8zMC9ueXJlZ2lvbi9uZXctamVyc2V5LWNvbmdlc3Rpb24tcHJpY2luZy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMxMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTAxMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMzk5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaFgUaWXsVyeyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Climate: Airlines are racing to [adopt ethanol-fueled planes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS5lYP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMy8xMS8zMC9jbGltYXRlL2FpcmxpbmVzLWpldC1mdWVsLWV0aGFub2wtY29ybi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMxMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTAxMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMzk5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaFgUaWXsVyeyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). But growing the corn needed to make the idea a reality could endanger American aquifers. - Royals: A book publishing “mistake” [reignited a furor by naming British royals](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS5lYP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8zMC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWstYm9vay1yb3lhbC1yYWNpc20tZnVyb3IuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkwMTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTM5OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZWhYFGll7FcnslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) said to have asked about the skin color of Prince Harry and Meghan’s baby. - Lives Lived: Shane MacGowan, the former Pogues songwriter and frontman who fused Irish music with punk rock, [died at 65](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS5lYP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8zMC9hcnRzL211c2ljL3NoYW5lLW1hY2dvd2FuLWRlYWQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkwMTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTM5OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZWhYFGll7FcnslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). TIME TO UNWIND ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS5lYP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8zMC9tb3ZpZXMvbWF5LWRlY2VtYmVyLXJldmlldy1uYXRhbGllLXBvcnRtYW4tanVsaWFubmUtbW9vcmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkwMTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTM5OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZWhYFGll7FcnslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD Natalie Portman, left, and Julianne Moore in “May December.” Netflix ‘May December’ is sly, humorous and unnerving Todd Haynes’s eagerly awaited film “May December,” starring Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore and Charles Melton, arrives in theaters tomorrow. Portman’s character is an actress studying to portray Moore’s character — a woman with a dark tabloid back story. When the film premiered at Cannes this spring, my colleague Kyle Buchanan called it the festival’s “most fun movie.” Our critic Manohla Dargis agrees, [writing in her review](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS5lYP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8zMC9tb3ZpZXMvbWF5LWRlY2VtYmVyLXJldmlldy1uYXRhbGllLXBvcnRtYW4tanVsaWFubmUtbW9vcmUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkwMTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTM5OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZWhYFGll7FcnslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) that Haynes and his stars nail the unnerving tale with destabilizing humor. “The first time I watched the movie, I almost clapped my hand over my mouth during one absurd moment, unsure if I was supposed to be laughing this hard,” she wrote. [Taylor Swift, onstage, holding a microphone and pointing in the direction of a crowd.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS5lYP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8zMC9zdHlsZS90YXlsb3Itc3dpZnQtaGFydmFyZC1jb3Vyc2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkwMTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTM5OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZWhYFGll7FcnslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) Taylor Swift during an August concert in Inglewood, Calif. Michael Tran/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Now part of Harvard’s curriculum: Taylor Swift This spring, Stephanie Burt, an English professor at Harvard University, will teach a new class called “Taylor Swift and Her World.” (Nearly 300 students have already enrolled.) And she’s not alone: A wave of Swift-inspired courses have swept colleges across the country, including at N.Y.U., Stanford and Arizona State. [We talked to Burt about the syllabus](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS5lYP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8zMC9zdHlsZS90YXlsb3Itc3dpZnQtaGFydmFyZC1jb3Vyc2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkwMTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTM5OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZWhYFGll7FcnslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), which — perhaps to the disappointment of Swift fans — involves far more than just listening to “Blank Space” on repeat. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS5lYP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8zMC9zdHlsZS9idWRkeW1vb24taG9uZXltb29uLXdpdGgtZnJpZW5kcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMxMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTAxMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMzk5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaFgUaWXsVyeyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~ A honeymooned in Mykonos with 13 friends. Hannah Godwin, via Instagram Dinner table topics - Buddymoon: Some newlyweds are seeking rest and relaxation after the festivities — [with 25 of their nearest and dearest friends](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS5lYP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8zMC9zdHlsZS9idWRkeW1vb24taG9uZXltb29uLXdpdGgtZnJpZW5kcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMxMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTAxMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMzk5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaFgUaWXsVyeyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - A moose on the loose: Fans of the animal in Minnesota, who have named him Rutt, [have been following his every move on Facebook](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS5lYP0TWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8zMC91cy9tb29zZS1taW5uZXNvdGEtcnV0dC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU3JmVtYz1lZGl0X25lXzIwMjMxMTMwJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwOTAxMCZubD10aGUtZXZlbmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTUxMzk5JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplaFgUaWXsVyeyUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Music is a time machine: From Phish concerts to Alanis Morissette shows, throwback tours [can take us back years](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS5lYP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8zMC93ZWxsL21pbmQvbGl2ZS1tdXNpYy1ub3N0YWxnaWEtbWVtb3J5Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTcmZW1jPWVkaXRfbmVfMjAyMzExMzAmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA5MDEwJm5sPXRoZS1ldmVuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTEzOTkmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmVoWBRpZexXJ7JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - A one-question relationship test: [Is it true love if they won't peel your orange](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnS5lYP0TXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMS8zMC9zdHlsZS9vcmFuZ2UtcGVlbC10aGVvcnkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9uZV8yMDIzMTEzMCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDkwMTAmbmw9dGhlLWV2ZW5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1MTM5OSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZWhYFGll7FcnslIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)? 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