EditorialDamien Cave, right, Australia bureau chief for the New York Times, during his proficiency test to be a volunteer lifesaver at Bronte Beach, Australia, Nov. 14, 2021. (Michaela Skovrnova/The New York Times)
EditorialPhilippe Vongerichten, general manager of Jean-Georges in New York, demonstrates his proficiency at carving pineapples. (Brian Harkin/The New York Times)
EditorialRecto: "Libro Primo, Chapo Quarto... " (Vitruvius, Book 1, Chapter 4); Verso: The Fortification of City Walls (Vitruvius, Book 1, Chapter 5) .
EditorialRecto: "Libro Primo, Chapo Quarto... " (Vitruvius, Book 1, Chapter 4); Verso: The Fortification of City Walls (Vitruvius, Book 1, Chapter 5) .