The late writer believed that hearing the natural world is its own form of prayer. “Nature’s silence is its one remark,” Annie Dillard wrote in a 1981 Atlantic essay. Dillard, who…
With daily vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz still down to a trickle, and now the Red Sea and the Suez Canal routes vulnerable to the Houthis’ threat on the Bab Al Mand…
Annie Dillard, the masterful stylist and brilliant thinker, has died at 81. Her death was confirmed by her literary executor, Maggie Nelson. Dillard, who wrote in many forms and e…
Trump presses for a solution to end Ukraine’s war with Russia as oil prices surge. Efforts are underway to organise a “meaningful” meeting between United States President Donald T…
On three films from the Gala Presentations of TIFF, including one from the director of The Father.
“Behind the cotton wool is hidden a pattern… the whole world is a work of art… there is no Shakespeare… no Beethoven… no God; we are the words; we are the music; we ar…
“Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself… You may give them your love but not your thoughts, for they have their own thou…
Guterres calls for urgent Security Council reform, says geopolitical divides hindering action on global crises.
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It’s looking like a great year for indie cinema. Which is swell news for nerds. For those of us particularly loyal to print and celluloid, the late festival circuit—including the …
The European Union's top official backs the Canadian prime minister's push for his country to become the bloc's first "associate member," as Brussels seeks to deepen ties amid pre…
Canadian Prime Minister Carney is known for standing up to US President Donald Trump. Now he wants to forge a "unique alliance" with Europe. But what could such a partnership look…