'La La La' I Can't Hear You
Every answer is a word or name of three or more syllables in which an interior syllable is an accented "la." Also: The answer to last week's puzzle.
Arts
Creepy, Brilliant 'Touch' Will Possess You
Claire North's new novel imagines a world where "ghosts" can leave their own bodies at death and jump to whoever's close enough to touch. Scary, but "reader, I loved it," says reviewer Amal El-Mohtar.
David Remnick Looks Back On Tough Decisions As 'The New Yorker' Turns 90
Remnick, who became editor in 1998, talks about his early days at the magazine and his biggest regret: He says he'd "love to have another crack" at covering Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction.
![Semlor served at FIKA in New York City. "The interest [in semlor] is huge," says Lena Khoury, the Swedish cafe chain's director of strategy and communications.](http://wfdd-live.s3.amazonaws.com/images/story/Fat-Tuesday-Nordic-Style-Means-Big-Sweet-Buns-386015923-1446053796.jpg)
Fat Tuesday Nordic-Style Means Big, Sweet Buns
Few of the rollicking traditions of Catholic Mardi Gras remain in heavily Lutheran Scandinavia. But the Nordic countries and their culinary outposts in the U.S. still celebrate with the yeasty treats.
A Writer Expresses His 'Discontent' With Civilization
Mohsin Hamid's new collection plays on the title of Sigmund Freud's classic Civilization and Its Discontents, but critic Michael Schaub says these essays are both more personal and wider ranging.
'Tales Of The Marvellous' Is Indeed Very Strange
These are not your father's fairy tales, but reviewer Genevieve Valentine says readers prepared to devote some time will find rich rewards in this newly translated volume of 10th-century Arab stories.
Gypsy Jazz Comes to the Triad This Weekend With Occidental Gypsy
The Fiddle & Bow Society brings Occidental Gypsy back to The Triad this weekend.
Popular Mexican Actress Lorena Rojas Dies
She acted in telenovelas, but also made a name for herself in film and on stage.
Swiss Village + West Virginia + Mardi Gras Feast = Fasnacht
Isolated in the West Virginia wilderness, the tiny town of Helvetia clings to its distinctly Swiss character and foodways. It all culminates with a pre-Lenten festival where food takes center stage.