“What reconciliation? What forgiveness?”: Syria’s deadly reckoning
On the night of March 6th, Munir, his wife, and their two sons—both in their twenties—couldn’t sleep. They gathered in…
France is facing a major debt crisis. So why is it spending billions each year to subsidize businesses? | Alexander Hurst
As someone who has always opposed austerity, I find France’s situation puzzling. The country has a national debt of 114%…
Tainted love: how Ukrainians are rejecting Russian-language books
One summer day, Ukrainian artist Stanislav Turina brought two books to his garden near Kyiv. One was a collection of…
Now showing: Keir Starmer’s march of the “grownups” – the disaster movie we’re all being forced to watch. | Marina Hyde
“If I hear one more person in our camp say they’re just rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic,” a supporter…
The plant-based puzzle: why vegan eateries are shutting down – or putting meat on the menu
When London’s Unity Diner announced at the end of 2024 that it would soon be closing for good, it anticipated…
Why We All Love “The Summer I Turned Pretty”: Endless, Wonderful Melodrama
It’s Wednesday night after work, and I’m at a sports bar in downtown Manhattan. The place looks exactly like you’d…
My Tennis Maestro Review – Unforced Errors Keep This Italian Coming-of-Age Comedy from Being a Grand Slam
Recent tennis films like Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers and Reinaldo Marcus Green’s King Richard have brought fresh energy to the genre,…
The Wizard of the Kremlin review – Jude Law plays Putin in an adaptation of the bestselling novel about a Kremlin spin doctor.
Giuliano da Empoli’s bestselling satirical novel The Wizard of the Kremlin, which centers on a Putin-era spin doctor named Vadim…
Signs of Life Review – A somber Lanzarote-set drama offers no escape from raw grief.
Is it possible to recover from the worst tragedy imaginable? Or are some things simply too painful to overcome? These…
The Testament of Ann Lee review – a strikingly strange portrait of the radically ecstatic Shaker leader
“Our ordeal is worth it!” This cry comes from one of the faithful in Mona Fastvold’s film, which she co-wrote…