The Morning: The misleading SAT debate

Plus, Israel, artificial intelligence and the Golden Globes. 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We’re covering the debate over standardized tests in college admissions — as well as Israel, artificial intelligence and the Golden Globes. [A pencil laying on top of a lettered multiple-choice test sheet with bubbles shaded in.] Getty Images A parable for our times Higher education has a standardized-test problem, and it’s not the problem that many people think. During the pandemic, dozens of colleges dropped the requirement that applicants take the SAT or ACT. Although administrators generally described the move as temporary, most colleges have since stuck to a test-optional policy. But the loss of SAT and ACT scores has become a problem, administrators have told me. Without test scores, admissions officers sometimes struggle to distinguish between applicants who are likely to thrive at selective colleges and those likely to struggle. Why? Because high school grades do not always provide enough information, especially because of grade inflation in recent years. As Christina Paxson, the president of Brown University, [recently wrote](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYnJvd25hbHVtbmltYWdhemluZS5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZXMvMjAyMy0wNi0yMC90by10ZXN0LW9yLW5vdC10by10ZXN0P2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAxMDgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTExOTcwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTQ1NTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWYweCbZdWvXeFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), “Standardized test scores are a much better predictor of academic success than high school grades.” Consider the below chart by my colleague Ashley Wu, based on data from some elite colleges that academic researchers at Brown and Dartmouth released last week. As you can see, standardized-test scores predict college grades more accurately than high school grades do: [A chart showing college performance based on standardized test scores and high school grades.] Source: Friedman, Sacerdote and Tine | Data from the entering classes of 2017 to 2022, excluding 2020. | By The New York Times I understand why many people dislike standardized tests. They’re unpleasant to take, and they have their flaws. The most significant concern is that they may be racially and economically biased. But the emerging data from academic research tells a different story: Standardized tests are less biased than many other parts of the college application process, like extracurricular activities, college essays and teacher recommendations. An admissions system that drops mandatory tests in favor of these other factors gives big advantages to affluent students. Test scores, by contrast, seem to be useful at identifying students from disadvantaged backgrounds who have enormous potential, even if their scores aren’t quite as high on average as the those of well-off applicants. “When you don’t have test scores, the students who suffer most are those with high grades at relatively unknown high schools, the kind that rarely send kids to the Ivy League,” David Deming, a Harvard economist who has studied the issue, told me. “The SAT is their lifeline.” Here’s another chart, which separates applicants by advantaged and disadvantaged high schools, and shows that test scores are not simply a proxy for income or race. Advantaged students who do better on the SAT or ACT do better in college, and the same is true of disadvantaged students: [A chart showing college performance based on test scores from students from advantaged and disadvantaged high schools.] Source: Friedman, Sacerdote and Tine | Data from the entering classes of 2017 to 2022, excluding 2020. | By The New York Times The Times recently started a new feature called Ideas, in which our journalists try to go deep on a major subject. I wrote [this week’s installment](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wNy9icmllZmluZy90aGUtbWlzZ3VpZGVkLXdhci1vbi10aGUtc2F0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTE5NzAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDU1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZjB4Jtl1a9d4VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), about standardized tests. As part of the article, I describe what happened after M.I.T. became one of the few colleges to reinstate their test requirement. Tests scores are not the main factor that M.I.T. uses, but they are part of the process. “Once we brought the test requirement back, we admitted the most diverse class that we ever had in our history,” Stuart Schmill, the admissions dean, said. In M.I.T.’s current first-year class, 15 percent of students are Black, 16 percent are Hispanic, 38 percent are white, and 40 percent are Asian American. And M.I.T. is more economically diverse than many other elite schools. In reporting the story, I came to think of it as a parable for our politically polarized society — and for what happens when empirical evidence contradicts many people’s initial instincts. Responding to the article in a tweet yesterday, Melissa Kearney, a University of Maryland professor, wrote that standardized tests had become “another policy instance where doing what ‘feels good’ turns out to be counterproductive.” [You can read the article here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wNy9icmllZmluZy90aGUtbWlzZ3VpZGVkLXdhci1vbi10aGUtc2F0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTE5NzAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDU1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZjB4Jtl1a9d4VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). 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New York [A father dressed in a black coat holds a little girl, also in a black coat, in front of a mural depicting her mother, who is wearing a pink dress that shows her bare pregnant belly.] In Brooklyn. Desiree Rios/The New York Times - Black women are more likely to die from pregnancy or childbirth than white women in New York City. Proposals to reverse the disparities [face deep-rooted obstacles](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wNy9ueXJlZ2lvbi9jaGlsZGJpcnRoLW1hdGVybmFsLW1vcnRhbGl0eS1ibGFjay13b21lbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAxMDgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTExOTcwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTQ1NTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWYweCbZdWvXeFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). - Wealthy philanthropists have [grown wary of donating](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOC9ueXJlZ2lvbi9ueWMtcGhpbGFudGhyb3B5LWRvbm9yLXN1cHBvcnQuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMTA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMTk3MCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU0NTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplmMHgm2XVr13hUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) to causes aimed at addressing the city’s biggest problems, concerned that they cannot be easily fixed. - Bernie Wagenblast, the voice of some of New York City’s subway announcements, knew she was a transgender woman. [A year ago, she came out](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wNi9ueXJlZ2lvbi9iZXJuaWUtd2FnZW5ibGFzdC1uZXcteW9yay1zdWJ3YXktdHJhbnNnZW5kZXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMTA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMTk3MCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU0NTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplmMHgm2XVr13hUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). War in Ukraine - Russia launched [a large-scale air attack](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOC93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1ydXNzaWEtbWlzc2lsZXMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMTA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMTk3MCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU0NTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplmMHgm2XVr13hUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) against Ukraine, pounding several regions and killing multiple people, Ukrainian officials said. - “You can’t get used to people’s pain”: The Times embedded [with combat medics](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wNy93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvdWtyYWluZS1tZWRpY3Mtd2FyLXJ1c3NpYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAxMDgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTExOTcwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTQ1NTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWYweCbZdWvXeFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) in eastern Ukraine. - A generation of Ukrainian teenagers, raised during a pandemic and then war, [are unsure of their future](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL3dvcmxkLzIwMjQvMDEvMDcvdWtyYWluZS10ZWVuYWdlci13YXItcGFuZGVtaWMtZnV0dXJlLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMTA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMTk3MCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU0NTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplmMHgm2XVr13hUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), The Washington Post reports. Other Big Stories [A worker stands on a ladder and tends to hanging plants. ] In Sunland Park, N.M. Erin Schaff/The New York Times - Marijuana buyers from Texas have transformed a New Mexico community into one of the nation’s [cannabis boom towns](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wNy91cy9tYXJpanVhbmEtbmV3LW1leGljby1zdW5sYW5kLXBhcmsuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMTA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMTk3MCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU0NTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplmMHgm2XVr13hUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - This year, the A.I. industry is set to be defined by [rapid improvements](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOC90ZWNobm9sb2d5L2FpLXJvYm90cy1jaGF0Ym90cy0yMDI0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTE5NzAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDU1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZjB4Jtl1a9d4VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), including the expansion of chatbots beyond digital text. - Passengers on an Alaska Airlines plane that lost a section midair described a mix of [horror, confusion and eerie calm](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wNy91cy9hbGFza2EtYWlybGluZXMtYm9laW5nLXBhc3NlbmdlcnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMTA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMTk3MCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU0NTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplmMHgm2XVr13hUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - An American company’s moon lander was [launched on a new rocket](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOC9zY2llbmNlL3Z1bGNhbi1yb2NrZXQtbGF1bmNoLW1vb24uaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMTA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMTk3MCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU0NTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplmMHgm2XVr13hUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), one of several that could chip away at SpaceX’s dominance. - Forecasters said [a series of powerful weather systems](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOC91cy93aW50ZXItc3Rvcm0tYmxpenphcmQtd2VhdGhlci1mb3JlY2FzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAxMDgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTExOTcwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTQ1NTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWYweCbZdWvXeFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) would bring heavy snow to the Plains and up to four inches of rain to the Northeast. Opinions Trump needs [a woman as his running mate](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOC9vcGluaW9uL2RvbmFsZC10cnVtcC12cC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAxMDgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTExOTcwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTQ1NTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWYweCbZdWvXeFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) to serve as a bridge to female voters who feel put off by his candidacy, Michelle Cottle writes. New York City was once a pedestrian haven. Now that it is dominated by bikes and vehicles, [walking has become hazardous](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TbaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wNy9vcGluaW9uL255Yy1wZWRlc3RyaWFuLWRlYXRocy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAxMDgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTExOTcwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTQ1NTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWYweCbZdWvXeFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), Shaan Sachdev writes. Gail Collins and Bret Stephens discuss [the 2024 election](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOC9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLWJpZGVuLWNsYXVkaW5lLWdheS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAxMDgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTExOTcwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTQ1NTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWYweCbZdWvXeFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) and Claudine Gay. All of The Times. 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[Capes, knit caps and woolly coats](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wNS9zdHlsZS93aW50ZXItZmFzaGlvbi1vdXRmaXRzLW55Yy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAxMDgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTExOTcwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTQ1NTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWYweCbZdWvXeFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). A nationalist symbol: After nearly 30 years, Quebec still longs for [its lost hockey team](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wNi93b3JsZC9jYW5hZGEvcXVlYmVjLW5vcmRpcXVlcy1ob2NrZXkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMTA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMTk3MCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU0NTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplmMHgm2XVr13hUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). 36 hours in Zurich: Enjoy [a decadent Swiss breakfast](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8wMS8wNC90cmF2ZWwvdGhpbmdzLXRvLWRvLXp1cmljaC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAxMDgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTExOTcwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTQ1NTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWYweCbZdWvXeFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~), and visit a jazz bar in a repurposed factory building. Stanley cups: A [limited-edition water tumbler](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wNS91cy9zdGFubGV5LWN1cC10YXJnZXQtcGluay1zdGFyYnVja3MuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMTA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMTk3MCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU0NTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplmMHgm2XVr13hUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) has prompted physical confrontations and parking-lot camp-outs at Target stores around the U.S. Metropolitan Diary: [A bumpy ride with a happy ending](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wNy9ueXJlZ2lvbi9tZXRyb3BvbGl0YW4tZGlhcnkuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMTA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMTk3MCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU0NTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplmMHgm2XVr13hUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Lives Lived: Klee Benally was a Navajo activist, artist and punk-rock musician who championed Native American and environmental cause. He [died at 48](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TSaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wNy91cy9rbGVlLWJlbmFsbHktZGVhZC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAxMDgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTExOTcwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTQ1NTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWYweCbZdWvXeFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). SPORTS N.F.L. finale: On the last weekend of the regular season, the [Pittsburgh Steelers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTE4NDkzOS8yMDI0LzAxLzA3L3N0ZWVsZXJzLXBsYXlvZmZzLW1hdGNodXBzLWJpbGxzLWNoaWVmcy8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTE5NzAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDU1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZjB4Jtl1a9d4VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), [Tampa Bay Buccaneers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTE4NDI5MC8yMDI0LzAxLzA3L2J1Y2NhbmVlcnMtcGFudGhlcnMtdGFrZWF3YXlzLXJlc3VsdC13ZWVrLTE4Lz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMTA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMTk3MCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU0NTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplmMHgm2XVr13hUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) and [Green Bay Packers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTE4NTI2NC8yMDI0LzAxLzA3L3BhY2tlcnMtcGxheW9mZi1jbGluY2gtc2FpbnRzLXNlYWhhd2tzLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMTA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMTk3MCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU0NTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplmMHgm2XVr13hUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) all secured spots in the playoffs. Top teams: The No. 1 seeds belong to the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens, while the [Dallas Cowboys](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTE4NDM0MC8yMDI0LzAxLzA3L2Nvd2JveXMtbmZjLWVhc3QtY2hhbXBpb25zLWNvbW1hbmRlcnMvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAxMDgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTExOTcwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTQ1NTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWYweCbZdWvXeFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) and [Buffalo Bills](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTE4NTc2OS8yMDI0LzAxLzA3L2JpbGxzLWRvbHBoaW5zLXNjb3JlLXJlc3VsdHMtdGFrZWF3YXlzLXdlZWstMTgvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAxMDgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTExOTcwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTQ1NTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWYweCbZdWvXeFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) both beat division rivals to earn the No. 2 seeds. [See the bracket.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0ThaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTE4NTUzNS8yMDI0LzAxLzA3L2Z1bGwtbmZsLXBsYXlvZmZzLXNjaGVkdWxlLTIwMjQvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDAxMDgmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTExOTcwJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNTQ1NTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmWYweCbZdWvXeFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) Hot seat: The Atlanta Falcons fired their head coach, Arthur Smith. All eyes are now on New England, where Bill Belichick may have coached his [final game with the Patriots](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0T4aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vbGl2ZS1ibG9ncy9uZmwtY29hY2hlcy1maXJlZC1ydW1vcnMtaG90LXNlYXQtam9icy1jYW5kaWRhdGVzL0ZxSWVDRGN6UFRTaS8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTE5NzAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDU1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZjB4Jtl1a9d4VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). M.L.B.: The Los Angeles Dodgers [continued bankrolling](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TgaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhdGhsZXRpYy5jb20vNTE4NTkzNy8yMDI0LzAxLzA3L2RvZGdlcnMtdGVvc2Nhci1oZXJuYW5kZXotZGVhbC8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTE5NzAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDU1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZjB4Jtl1a9d4VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) the offseason by signing Teoscar Hernández to a one-year deal. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-universal-0) ADVERTISEMENT [Ad](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0SWaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9ODU5MTkyJmxpPU5OJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1OTl8yMDI0MDEwOCZ0ZT0xJm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMTA4VwNueXRCCmWYweCbZdWvXeFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) ARTS AND IDEAS [Kristian Bush, wearing a hat, looks away and smiles as he stands by musical instruments and amplifiers. His blue jacket covers a black T-shirt with a white skull design on it. ] Kristian Bush of Billy Pilgrim. Elliot Liss for The New York Times A known unknown: Kristian Bush and Andrew Hyra were college students when they formed the band Billy Pilgrim in the early 1990s. Their debut album featured a single, “Insomniac,” a guitar-driven love song. 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See the [full list of winners](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wNy9tb3ZpZXMvZ29sZGVuLWdsb2Jlcy13aW5uZXJzLWxpc3QuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMTA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMTk3MCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU0NTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplmMHgm2XVr13hUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Lily Gladstone of “Killers of the Flower Moon” became the first Indigenous person to win a Golden Globe for best actress. Read about the [best and worst moments](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wMS8wOC9tb3ZpZXMvZ29sZGVuLWdsb2Jlcy1iZXN0LXdvcnN0Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTE5NzAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDU1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZjB4Jtl1a9d4VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) of the night. THE MORNING RECOMMENDS … [Two white bowls hold cooked grains topped with marinated cherry tomatoes and roasted sweet chile tofu and cabbage.] David Malosh for The New York Times Mix together grains, vegetables and tofu, all tossed in a [pungent chile sauce](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyNDk1Ni1zd2VldC1jaGlsZS1ncmFpbi1ib3dsLXdpdGgtdG9mdT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwMTA4Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTExMTk3MCZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTU0NTUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplmMHgm2XVr13hUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). 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Put your makeup on in [good lighting](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vd2lyZWN1dHRlci9yZXZpZXdzL2Jlc3QtbGlnaHRlZC1tYWtldXAtbWlycm9ycy8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTE5NzAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDU1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZjB4Jtl1a9d4VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Take [our news quiz](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TpaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8wMS8wNS9icmllZmluZy9uZXdzLXF1aXotaGFtYXMtaXNyYWVsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTE5NzAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDU1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZjB4Jtl1a9d4VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). GAMES ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTE5NzAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDU1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZjB4Jtl1a9d4VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD Here is [today’s Spelling Bee](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zcGVsbGluZy1iZWU_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTE5NzAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDU1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZjB4Jtl1a9d4VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Yesterday’s pangram was chemical. And here are [today’s Mini Crossword](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TCaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vY3Jvc3N3b3Jkcy9nYW1lL21pbmk_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTE5NzAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDU1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZjB4Jtl1a9d4VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), [Wordle](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0TFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZ2FtZXMvd29yZGxlL2luZGV4Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTE5NzAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDU1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZjB4Jtl1a9d4VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), [Sudoku](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0S8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vcHV6emxlcy9zdWRva3U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTE5NzAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDU1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZjB4Jtl1a9d4VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) and [Connections](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnfmXBP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vZ2FtZXMvY29ubmVjdGlvbnM_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDEwOCZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMTE5NzAmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE1NDU1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZZjB4Jtl1a9d4VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). 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