Think about the moment in “Hamlet” when the prince delivers “To be, or not to be,” the diner scene in “When Harry Met Sally” (1989), or the ear-cutting sequence in “Reservoir Dogs” (1992). What makes ...

Lisa Boyle remembers the trees cracking on Sunday morning. “ We had so many trees fall, and I was getting scared of that too, because we kept hearing them,” Boyle tells the Scene. “We lost power ...

Even in the cold and dark of winter, nature can boost our sense of hope — and our ability to act on that hope. A few weeks ago, I wrote about the health benefits of taking a few minutes to observe the ...

You’re reading The Sporting Scene, Louisa Thomas’s weekly look at the world of sports. There’s a joke about the difference between the Summer and the Winter Olympic Games. The Summer Olympics features ...

The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. We grew up with that line from "ABC's Wide World of Sports" show. But really, it’s the spaces in between, that can resonate and bring a sense of ...

The spectacle of the Olympics is often attributed to the bright lights of the Opening Ceremony, the fashion worn by the teams, and the athletes speeding, jumping or flipping down the tracks, but some ...

And the ultimate POV: flying down the luge track. It's the fastest sport in the Winter Olympics — a high-octane thriller of an event that us normal people cannot even begin to relate to. An inside ...

U.S. skiing star Lindsey Vonn had to be calmed down by first responders after she suffered a complex tibia fracture in a major crash that ended her Winter Olympics on Sunday, according to Dr. Thomas ...

This article is featured in the 2026 Winter Carnival Issue. From Feb. 5-8, Dartmouth will celebrate its 116th annual Winter Carnival, with the theme “The Blizzard of Oz: Wicked Cold.” Behind the ...