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Articles by Nico Chilla
Life feeling too expensive? It’s not just you. And it’s not just inflation.
Your parents may talk about how they scrimped in their 20s. But the truth is, it probably wasn’t long before they owned a house. The median age of the first-time homebuyer in 1987 was 29. Today, that first-time homebuyer is 40. Economists argue that, overall, life is more affordable now. Our wages are far higher and we pay far less for many basic goods than we did 40 years ago.
Life Feeling Too Expensive? It’s Not Just You. And It’s Not Just Inflation.
Your parents may talk about how they scrimped in their 20s. But the truth is, it probably wasn’t long before they owned a house. The median age of the first-time home buyer in 1987 was 29. Today, that first-time home buyer is 40. Economists argue that, overall, life is more affordable now. Our wages are far higher and we pay far less for many basic goods than we did 40 years ago.
The World Cup of Jerseys
48 countries competing. 96 jerseys on display. Vote for your favorite designs and see how they rank with Times readers. Pick Your Favorite Kit. Play 10 matches, then we’ll reveal the live Times reader rankings. Pick Your Favorite Jersey. You’ve played 0 out of 95 matches. Keep going or view the live rankings at any time. And that’s the final whistle Czechia home Czechia home Croatia home Egypt home Colombia away Colombia away
How Trump Remade the People's House
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See How Trump Refashioned the ‘People’s House’
See How Trump Refashioned the ‘People’s House’ See How Trump Refashioned the ‘People’s House’ In a year, the president has altered 10 spaces in the White House. By Ashley Wu , Doug Mills , Jeffrey Furticella and Nico Chilla …… Read full article on The New York Times-US Other
See All of Trump’s Changes to the White House So Far
For generations, each American president has left his stamp on the White House. But in just a year of his second term, President Trump has overseen a collection of changes that is unprecedented in scale, speed and cost. Some changes are cosmetic, while others are structural.
10-Minute Challenge: Bosch’s ‘Garden of Earthly Delights’ 10-Minute Challenge: Bosch’s ‘Garden of Earthly Delights’
0:00 10-Minute Challenge: Bosch’s ‘Garden of Earthly Delights’ By Larry Buchanan Aug. 2, 2025 Today, we bring you another focus challenge, in which we invite you to spend uninterrupted time looking at one piece of art. This one is a 500-year-old, three-paneled triptych by the Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch. (These are published on the first Monday of each month. Sign up here if you’d like to be notified.) Think about these questions as you look: Where does your eye go in the picture?
10-Minute Challenge: Edward Hopper’s ‘Manhattan Bridge Loop’ 10-Minute Challenge: Edward Hopper’s ‘Manhattan Bridge Loop’
0:00 10-Minute Challenge: Edward Hopper’s ‘Manhattan Bridge Loop’ We’d like you to look at one piece of art for 10 minutes, uninterrupted. By Larry Buchanan Nov. 4, 2024 Today, we are offering a special edition of our focus challenge, in which we ask you to spend uninterrupted time looking at one piece of art. Take a deep breath. Then sink into this Edward Hopper painting from 1928. A few things to consider during your time: Where are we? When is this? Does this a painting feel like a real place?
10-Minute Challenge: A Finished, Unfinished Portrait by Alice Neel 10-Minute Challenge: A Finished, Unfinished Portrait by Alice Neel
0:00 10-Minute Challenge: A Finished, Unfinished Portrait by Alice Neel We’d like you to look at one piece of art for 10 minutes, uninterrupted. By Larry Buchanan, Francesca Paris and Nico Chilla Oct. 3, 2024 Today, we bring you our fifth and final focuschallenge, in which we ask you to spend uninterrupted time looking at one piece of art. This time, we want you to look at this 1965 painting by Alice Neel.
10-Minute Challenge: Hiroshige’s ‘Sudden Rain’ 10-Minute Challenge: Hiroshige’s ‘Sudden Rain’
10-Minute Challenge: Hiroshige’s ‘Sudden Rain’ 10-Minute Challenge: Hiroshige’s ‘Sudden Rain’ 0:00 10-Minute Challenge: Hiroshige’s ‘Sudden Rain’ We’d like you to look at one piece of art for 10 minutes, uninterrupted. By Larry Buchanan, Nico Chilla and Francesca Paris ……
10-Minute Challenge: ‘Canopy’ 10-Minute Challenge: ‘Canopy’
0:00 10-Minute Challenge: ‘Canopy’ We’d like you to look at one piece of art for 10 minutes, uninterrupted. By Larry Buchanan, Nico Chilla and Francesca Paris Sept. 19, 2024 Today, we bring you our third in a series of focuschallenges, in which we ask you to spend uninterrupted time looking at one piece of art. This time, we want you to look at a piece from Catherine Murphy, who began painting in the 1960s. This painting, called “Canopy,” is from 2020.
How Putin Turned a Western Boycott Into a Bonanza
If companies want to leave Russia, the president is setting the terms — in ways that benefit his government, his elites and his war. Soon after Russian troops invaded his country, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, made a plea to Western companies: “Leave Russia,” he said. “Make sure that the Russians do not receive a single penny.” Hundreds of companies answered the call.
Where the Republican Presidential Candidates Stand on the Issues
By Maggie Astor. Produced by Nico Chilla, Ang Li, Rebecca Lieberman and Rex Sakamoto. August 17, 2023 As the Republican presidential candidates barrel toward their first debate under the shadow of a front-runner facing dozens of felony charges, policy issues have not exactly taken center stage. But it is those positions that reveal how they would seek to shape American life if voters give them a shot at the White House.
Increases to Student Fees and Tuition Prompt Outrage Among Student Groups
On April 16, around 40 SENS-UAW, GFSS, and other student group members gathered in the Social Justice Hub to discuss the university's increased tuition and fees. Photo by Manami Kaneko This article was updated to include comments from the New School’s spokesperson about what prompted the University Services Fee to increase and who will be required to pay the new International Student Fee.
The Centennial: a Fact Check
Screenshot from the university's "100 Years of New" video About halfway through The New School’s “100 Years of New” video, produced among other articles of fanfare for the university’s centennial celebration, James Baldwin’s name and portrait flash on-screen.
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