N.Y. Today: A French Museum Has Global Needs (but It Can’t Have New Jersey)

August 25, 2024

A person touches a model of the Pompidou Center.

A French Museum Has Global Needs (but It Can't Have New Jersey)

The Pompidou Center is creating international outposts to help fund a renovation of its Paris home. What happens now that Jersey City has pulled out?

By Farah Nayeri

A black-and-white photo of Mabel Addis sitting at a computer, her fingers on the keyboard, with several people standing around her.

Overlooked No More: Mabel Addis, Who Pioneered Storytelling in Video Gaming

She was a teacher when she participated in an educational experiment with IBM. As a result, she became the first female video game designer.

By Anna Diamond

Six women sitting together are all holding skateboards.

Pack Lunch, Drop Kids Off, Skate,Work

These moms have found a community while picking up the sport, falls and all.

By Josh E. Katz and Melissa Guerrero

Christie Raleigh Crossley, wearing a colorful one-piece swimsuit, an orange cap and black goggles, does a backstroke in an azure-blue pool.

The Trials of a Paralympian Whose Disability Doesn't Always Show

Christie Raleigh Crossley has trained for most of her life to be an Olympic swimmer. After surviving two car crashes and a brain deformity, she is finally going for gold.

By John Leland, Kaitlin Balasaygun and Hannah Yoon

Kate Mirand Calleri sits at a table surrounded by children doing art projects.

How a Children's Museum Director Spends Her Sundays

Kate Mirand Calleri, the director of education at the Brooklyn Children's Museum, braves tarantulas and crowded subways before relaxing with "Antiques Roadshow."

By Nancy Ruhling

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