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Israeli Official Describes Secret Government Bid to Cement Control of West Bank
Israeli judges have long ruled that Israel’s control of the territory is a temporary military occupation and complies with international law. A powerful minister’s recent speech, caught on tape, suggested the government is trying to change that.
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As Ukraine Expands Military Draft, Some Men Go Into Hiding
Fearful that conscription is a one-way ticket to bloody trench warfare, the men spend their days holed up at home to avoid draft officers who roam the streets.
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How Britain’s Labour Party Became Electable Again
In less than five years, the opposition Labour Party has gone from massive defeat to the favorite to win next month’s election. How did they do it?
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What the Mood Is Like in Iran Ahead of Presidential Elections
A special presidential election campaign is featuring blistering attacks on the status quo by conservatives and the lone reformer alike.
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Dutch Fashion Designer Iris van Herpen Moves Into Art
“There’s more to me than only couture,” she said, previewing her first exhibition of sculpture. Catch it while you can: The show will last only 45 minutes.
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A Rubens Returns to a German Castle, 80 Years After It Was Stolen
The oil painting of a saint, looted from the castle in the closing weeks of World War II by the ducal family that once owned it, is being returned by a Buffalo museum.
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Neighbors Fight Affordable Housing, but Need Libraries. Can’t We Make a Deal?
An uplifting new library in Manhattan comes with 12 floors of subsidized apartments. It’s a clever way to find community support for housing.
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Albany Road Interview: Christine Swanson and Renée Elise Goldsberry
It still feels oddly rare to see Black road movies. There are a couple of famous ones spanning genres like John Singleton’s swooning romance Poetic Justice or the comedic Johnson Family Vacation. But in total there are very few. Filmed in Champaign, Urbana, Albany Road, which had its World Premiere at Ebert Fest 2024, is…
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Marvel’s Black Villain Era
The question of villainy has always been a complicated issue for African Americans in film. Being seen as full characters has been a struggle, and Black people were so marginalized in American cinema they didn’t even get to be bad guys. The biggest notable exception of course is D.W. Griffith’s landmark film “The Birth of…
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Black Out: The Disappearance of Black Couples in Advertising
Have you been watching TV at all these days? If you have, odds are you have seen fewer and fewer Black couples living and enjoying life together in commercials. Seeing a Black man and a Black woman together is almost as rare as a UFO, Bigfoot, or unicorn sighting. There are many explanations for this…