Smith, defending a major tournament title for the first time this week, is happy not to get too worked up about much of anything.
Category: Content Type: Personal Profile
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The Jazzy Tune You Heard on Hold? This Part-Time Musician Made It.
Meet Harriet Goldberg, a late bloomer who went from a career in social work to the queen of hold music with her 2011 song “My Time to Fly.”
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A Long, Shining River of Verse, Flowing From a Rower and Writer
Spend a day on the water with Wang Ping and you will discover a source of her poetry.
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Ons Jabeur Calls Wimbledon Loss ‘the Most Painful’ of Her Career
“Honestly, I felt a lot of pressure, feeling a lot of stress,” Jabeur said after losing the women’s singles final to Marketa Vondrousova.
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Billie Jean King on Victories Past, and the Battles to Come
The tennis champion’s activism won equal pay for women at the 1973 U.S. Open. Now 79, she is still leading the fight for equity — in sports and beyond.
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Tiffany Haddish Dances to the Beat of Her Never-Ending Internal Soundtrack
The actress employs grapeseed oil for rough skin and an Eddie Murphy classic for rough days.
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Carlos Alcaraz Gets a Shot at Novak Djokovic in Wimbledon Singles Final
“For Novak, it is one more day, one more moment,” Alcaraz said of Sunday’s final. “For me, it’s going to be the best moment of my life, I think.”
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Djokovic to Face Alcaraz in Wimbledon Final After Easily Beating Sinner
The 23-time Grand Slam champion may have mellowed, but he is as determined as ever to win his favorite title again. He will play Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday.
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Henry Czerny on ‘Mission: Impossible’ and How Kittridge Views Ethan Hunt
A star of the first “Mission: Impossible” film makes a welcome return 25 years later, bringing a delight in exposition that few actors can match.
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Different Sides of Bill Walton and Wilt Chamberlain in New Series
New documentaries explore the star-crossed careers and delicate spirits of Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Walton, two of basketball’s greatest.
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Louis Langrée Wraps Up a Quietly Transformative Era of Conducting
With a new job, Langrée is reaching the end of undersung runs with the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
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Saying Goodbye to the Dead. (Again.)
Jerry Garcia died in 1995. The band bid fans farewell in 2015. This weekend, Dead & Company will close out its Final Tour. Why can’t we stop quitting one of rock’s beloved acts?