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Europe Tries to Come to Terms With Trump’s Intervention in Venezuela
Needing U.S. support to fend off Russia in Ukraine, European leaders have been cautious about criticizing President Trump on Greenland, Iran, Venezuela and much else.
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Buy Greenland? Take It? Why? An Old Pact Already Gives Trump a Free Hand.
Analysts say the Cold War agreement allows the president to increase the American military presence almost at will.
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Maduro Is Gone, but Repression in Venezuela Has Intensified
Security forces have boarded buses, searched phones and interrogated people, looking for evidence that they welcomed the capture of Nicolás Maduro.
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Reshuffle at Ukraine’s Intelligence Agencies Draws Criticism
Some ask whether the shake-up risks disrupting the agencies’ operations and is political in nature.
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Chaz Ebert to Guest on Steve Dale’s Booth 46 Podcast Live at Petterino’s
Today, January 7th, 2026, at 5pm CST, Chaz Ebert will join WGN’s Steve Dale for a guest appearance on his podcast, Booth 46. She will be discussing The FECK Awards that recognize individuals and companies in four categories: Forgiveness, Empathy, Compassion, and Kindness. The ceremony will take place Saturday, April 4, 2026, at the Ritz-Carlton…
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To Love Each Other: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne on “Young Mothers”
It would be hard to overstate the influence of Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne on traditions of realism in European cinema. The Belgian brothers, now in their seventies, have been making compassionate, uncompromising dramas about the social and economic conditions of modern life for nearly 40 years, approaching each with a direct, unvarnished style that’s been…
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Female Filmmakers in Focus: Rebecca Zlotowski on “A Private Life”
Filmmaker Rebecca Zlotowski has spent the last fifteen years crafting a singular career in French cinema. While all her films explore the invisible depths of human connection and experience, she does so through different modes of expression and film genres, often eliciting unexpected and raw performances from her stars. Her films have premiered at prestigious…
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Poetry in the Abyss: Béla Tarr (1955-2026)
We must find another word for what happens to us during the films of Béla Tarr. We don’t observe them without them observing us right back. We don’t listen to them; the sounds and songs creep around us, the manifestation of unhinged but repressed emotion in endless repetitions. The movies become music boxes. Even in…
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Scientists Discover Oldest Poison, on 60,000-Year-Old Arrows
Residues on arrow tips found in South Africa hint at how far back in history humans have been using poison for survival.
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Scientists Discover Oldest Poison, on 60,000-Year-Old Arrows
Residues on arrow tips found in South Africa hint at how far back in history humans have been using poison for survival.