The Weekender

The Times editors have chosen twelve stories for you to enjoy. Welcome to The Weekender.

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Three friends met as boys in western Ukraine. When Russia invaded, they reported to the same unit. There was comfort and fear in serving together.

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A large religious carnival shows that India remains a country with diverse political and social beliefs, despite the dominance of the right-wing national government.

Dr. Michael R. Hayden spent more than a decade patiently searching for the looted silver Judaica stolen from his grandparents, who were murdered by the Nazis.

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Skims by Kim Kardashian collaborates with Swarovski to enchant the body.

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The New Zealand curling team wanted to train with the “big boys” in Canada, and a group of enthusiastic seniors provided housing, a cheering section and lots of advice.

Researchers say they have figured out how bronze statues from a shrine built 2,000 years ago in Asia Minor to honor Rome’s emperors ended up in museums around the world.

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When Mr. Lee, a TikTok food critic with 14 million followers, visited Atlanta, his reviews reflected the complaints some have about parts of the city’s food culture.

The festival of the intricately crafted textiles of the Shetland Islands, a remote archipelago off the coast of Scotland, attracts hundreds of knitters from around the world for all things wool.

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More than 37,000 New Yorkers told us where their neighborhood begins and ends. We have mapped them all.

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What are we mourning when we mourn a TV companion?

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Durham’s evolution from a faded tobacco town to a diverse cultural and culinary destination has been years in the making.

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Our experts have put together the best gifts to help you tick everyone off your list.

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Thank you for reading.

This edition of The Weekender is edited by Jonathan Wolfe.