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Is Afghanistan’s Most-Wanted Militant Now Its Best Hope for Change?
Sirajuddin Haqqani has tried to remake himself from blood-soaked jihadist to pragmatic Taliban statesman. Western diplomats are shocked — and enticed.
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What We Learned Talking to the Taliban’s Most Fearsome Leader
Sirajuddin Haqqani, who has a $10 million American bounty on his head, is now positioning himself as a figure of relative moderation.
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At BRICS, Putin Appears to Say That North Korean Troops Are in Russia
“If there are images they are a reflection of something,” he said in a tongue-in-cheek answer to whether Pyongyang had sent troops to help with Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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Turkey Seeks Opening With Kurdish Militants Despite Attack on Aerospace Company
Recent gestures by Turkish leaders suggest the possibility of new peace talks with the group fighting for Kurdish autonomy.
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Marian Goodman Gallery Opens a New Chapter Downtown
One of the biggest small galleries tips its hat to its conceptual history, while bringing new artists and their market-friendly work into view.
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Skeletons and Madonnas Lead Mexico’s Art Revolution at the Met
The central role of printmaking in five centuries of Mexican art on view at the Met shows the weight of many minds.
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Paris Honors Barbara Chase-Riboud Like Nobody Before
The artist Barbara Chase-Riboud hadn’t had a show in her adopted city since 1974. Now she is being celebrated in eight museums, including the Louvre.
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30 Years of “Hoop Dreams”: Steve James on Roger Ebert, Oscar Snubs, and Documentary Filmmaking
“Now to the bottom line: Are these ‘five better films’ than “Hoop Dreams?” I would say they are not. “Hoop Dreams” was a film that cut to the bone, that gave us the sensation of watching lives unfold. It told more about the lives of young black men in American cities than any other film…
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Grizzly Bear 399 Is Killed by Driver in Wyoming
She lived to 28, roaming the Yellowstone area with her many offspring while becoming a favorite among both residents and visitors.
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Why Democracy Lives and Dies by Math
A documentary filmmaker and a mathematician discuss our fear of numbers and its civic costs.