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Middle East Crisis: Global Court Says Israel’s Occupation of Territories Violates International Law
The advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice is the first time the court has laid out its stance on the issue.
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Conflict in Western Congo Leaves Thousands Dead and Displaced
Overshadowed by fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a dispute in the west between two ethnic groups has resulted in thousands of civilians killed and more than 550,000 displaced near the capital, Kinshasa.
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WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich Faces 16 Years in Russian Prison for Espionage
The Wall Street Journal reporter’s trial on espionage charges was widely viewed as a sham outside Russia. But the verdict could set the stage for a prisoner exchange.
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What Evan Gershkovich Might Face Inside Russia’s Notorious Prisons
Evan Gershkovich, The Wall Street Journal reporter, was convicted on fabricated charges and is expected to serve time in one of the country’s infamous prisons.
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A Border Crossing Shuttered for Months Traps the Sick and Wounded in Gaza
The Rafah crossing to Egypt has been closed since Israel captured it in early May, blocking the only route out of the territory for thousands of Palestinians who desperately need medical care.
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To Sell Prized Paintings, a University Proclaims They’re Not ‘Conservative’
Valparaiso University is arguing it should never have acquired two paintings, including a Georgia O’Keeffe, in the 1960s. It hopes to sell them to pay for dorm renovations.
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The Avant-Garde Psychiatrist Who Built an Artistic Refuge
A show at the American Folk Art Museum spotlights a Catalan doctor’s revolutionary contributions to 20th-century psychiatry and their connections with modern art and Art Brut.
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These Sculptures Changed What Art Could Be, Then Changed Themselves
Eva Hesse’s latex and fiberglass pieces from the late 1960s have been reunited from five institutions. Their rapid deterioration makes their future uncertain — which may be their best quality.
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Find Me Falling
When many of us think of vacationing on the Mediterranean, the first things that come to mind might be the gorgeous blue-green crystalline waters, the picturesque villages anchored on the shoreline, and the many variations of seafood fare available within walking distance. Perhaps that’s part of what inspired rockstar John Allman (Harry Connick Jr.) to…
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Scala!!!
Jane Giles and Ali Catterall’s documentary “Scala!!!” is about a legendary, notorious, hugely influential and long-gone London theater. But it’ll appeal to anyone whose formative moviegoing years were defined by eccentric, usually urban or college-town cinemas that programmed whatever the folks who ran the place found interesting and switched lineups every day or two. There are increasingly few…