EditorialAmong the legions of young people who spend their days watching content creators on Twitch and YouTube, a new honorific is on the rise: the comfort creator. (Rebeka Mór/The New York Times)
EditorialRahmatullah Andar, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2020, once a feared Taliban commander, is now spokesman for the National Security Council of the American-backed government of Afghanistan. (Jim Huylebroek/The New York Times)
EditorialSignet Ring of John, Imperial Spatharios, 10th century, Byzantine, Gold, niello, Overall: 11/16 ? 7/8 ? 15/16 in., 1.2oz. (1.7 ? 2.2 ? 2.4 cm, 34g), Metalwork-Gold, The title spatharios, Sword-Bearer, was originally an honor reserved for the imperial b...
EditorialThe Gumedruta ring, Lombardic or Ostrogothic, found at Bergamo, Italy; 6th-7th. Engraved with a female bust and inscribed in reverse " GUMED / RUTAVEC, the Germanic name Gumedruta followed by an abbreviated, honorific title (" Virgo Egregia&q...