In ‘The Last Days of Roger Federer’, Geoff Dyer Considers Twilight

The prospect of Federer retiring from tennis is just a fraction of what Dyer has thought about various endings this round – last days, last games, last performances, last jobs. Dyer’s thoughts are so restless that instead of collecting them in essays, he scatters them among numbered chapters, they say, “a pile of experiences, things, …

The Spotlight Shines on Women for a Few Days at Augusta National

AUGUST, Ga. — Anna Davis had just turned 12 when the Augusta National Golf Club surprisingly announced it would launch a new national women’s amateur championship. On Saturday, Davis, now 16, won the tournament. annika sorenstamWinner of 10 major LPGA championships attended the club’s press conference in 2018, where Augusta National officials said they wanted …

Rain, Wind, Cold, Hurricane Warnings and Champion After Five Days

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — There was an early sign that this year’s Players Championship, the PGA Tour’s signature event, would radically challenge the golf tournament convention. It arrived before sunrise for Thursday’s first round in the form of an ominous weather delay delivered while the golfers were asleep. In the end, many probably felt …

CDC Committed to No Testing to Complete 5 Days

Despite harsh criticism, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tuesday stopped at his advice He said Americans infected with the coronavirus ended their isolation five days after they first received a negative virus test. The agency guidelines released last week, shortened the recommended isolation time for infected persons from 10 days to five people …

‘Around the World in 80 Days’ Gets More Worldly in a New Series

Tennant added, “We’ve been working hard on the hype and the leaks.” Pharoah, who has traveled east from Europe to Yemen, India, Hong Kong, the Pacific and the West and East coasts of the United States before returning to London, said the show’s narrative arc was shaped by the traveler’s route. (Except for the short …

What’s on TV This Week: Around the World in 80 Days and New Years

Between network, cable, and streaming, the modern television landscape is vast. Here are some of the series, special programs and movies that will be released this week between December 27 and January 27. 2. Details and times are subject to change. Monday THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO (2019) At 6 p.m. on Showtime. …

Sardi’s Returns After 648 Days, Fortune Tied to Broadway

At the beginning of the pandemic, Mr. Klimavicius, like many others, had his doubts – the theater was dark, Midtown was dead, everything seemed uncertain. But this June, backed by $4.5 million from the federal government’s Restaurant Revitalization Fund, it began overhauling the space — starting to redo the kitchen, gas lines, ventilation and wiring …