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Middle East Crisis: Israel Will Expand Civilian ‘Safe Zone’ if It Invades Crowded Gazan City, Official Says
Israel has said it plans to target Hamas fighters in Rafah, where a million civilians have sought shelter, an invasion the U.S. has warned against.
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Trapped and Starving, 2 Families in Gaza Try to Keep Their Children Alive
The United Nations says famine is likely to set in by May. For those living under Israel’s attacks and a crippling blockade, every day is a race against time.
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Court in Russia Rejects Evan Gershkovich’s Appeal Against Detention
Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter, has been held for more than a year, awaiting trial on spying charges that he, his publisher and the United States vehemently reject.
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Myanmar’s Young Rebels Find the Bright Sides to an Internet Blackout
Even through the Myanmar army’s communications blackout, residents of a conflict zone find moments of grace, and occasional connectivity, away from the battlefield.
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New Meloni Law in Italy May Embolden Anti-Abortion Activists
The measure, largely restating existing law, shows the prime minister’s skill at reassuring her right-wing base without sacrificing her increasingly mainstream image.
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He’s Got Something Going On: David Proval on Mean Streets, and Acting for Martin Scorsese
David Proval, now 81, is a native New Yorker who has collected a diverse array of screen credits over the past half-century, including the terrifying New Jersey hoodlum Richie Aprile on “The Sopranos,” Toby Ziegler’s rabbi on the NBC series “The West Wing,” and character parts in everything from TV’s “Miami Vice,” “Picket Fences” and “Everybody Loves Raymond”…
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Girl Shy and the Birth of the Romantic Comedy
Every genre has a moment, usually dating back to silent film, where you can start to see it crystallize before your very eyes. Science fiction has “A Trip to the Moon,” the American Western has “The Great Train Robbery,” and even the mob movie has “The Musketeers of Pig Alley.” Until “Girl Shy,” starring silent…
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New 2025 Oscar Rules Specify New Composer Eligibility, Inclusion Requirements, No More Drive-In Eligibility
The Academy’s Board of Governors has approved awards rules and campaign promotional regulations for the 97th Academy Awards. Many of these changes feel both like revisions to pandemic-era exceptions, as well as reactions to recent qualms about qualifying periods for new releases and, most significantly, the Best Original Score category. Let’s take a look at the biggest changes.…
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Luca Guadagnino Is Love
Love songs can be so trite. Rom-coms can be so formulaic. Because we spend much of our lives thinking about love, it’s no surprise that artists are similarly obsessed with matters of the heart. Yet so many of their efforts are dreadful. Chalk it up to how subjective one’s feelings on romance can be. Some…
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How to Create a Grocery Shopping Budget
With a few simple steps, you can rein in your spending at the supermarket.