Sex is an integral part of a person’s life, but when it appears in fiction it can sometimes feel hesitant or awkward on the one hand, or risky or provocative, deployed as a demand…
This piece was published in collaboration with Golden Goal, a literary magazine about the intersection of politics, culture and sport at the 2026 World Cup. To read more, visit th…
The head of the White House Task Force for the World Cup on Tuesday defended the U.S. government's decision to deny entry to a prominent Somali referee and select support staff fo…
The Nazi leader's followers were not monsters, but ordinary men. Philosopher Hannah Arendt had already observed this. Two researchers now provide the evidence.
Russian, Israeli and Iranian filmmakers should not be threatened with erasure to atone for crimes committed by governments they often fiercely oppose, argue a group of film figure…
As the filmmaker releases a new film on extraterrestrials, here's a brief history of modern alien conspiracies and why scientists are now taking UFO reports seriously.
The US military launched a 'proportionate' response Tuesday evening to the attack that brought down an Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz. Yet the US president, who still…
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The train pulled into Nice at 11:20pm. It was December 31st, 2021, and after I had found my small pension-hotel to drop off my bag, I went out into the streets. There was a flurry…
Iranian state media released video showing the launch of missiles towards US bases in the Middle East.
Why is everyone killing off their main characters? In the academic year 2021-2022 at the liberal arts college where I teach, I was startled by the trend. A plot contagion. Nothing…
Nina L. Khrushcheva considers the implications of the rise in apocalyptic thinking, from the US to Russia.