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German Plan Would Ease Path to Citizenship, but Not Without a Fight
Months of wrangling over a new law have Germans asking a fundamental question: Are we a country of immigrants?
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Emilia-Romagna, Italy, May Face More Violent and Frequent Storms
Experts have linked recent deadly rains in the north of the country to climate change, but decades of urbanization and neglect helped lay the groundwork for a calamity.
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Ukraine NATO Bid Mirrors West Germany’s During Cold War
West Germany joined NATO in 1955, choosing security over immediate territorial integrity. Some suggest the same path could be the best guarantee for Ukraine.
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Some Canadian Indigenous See Hudson’s Bay Building as Hollow Gift
The company chartered centuries ago to found the colony that became part of Canada last year gave a building to the Indigenous that is heavy in symbolism. The move is being criticized by some as hollow.
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Finding Pain and Nobility in Everyday Americans
With a retrospective in Philadelphia, Judith Joy Ross is still seeking to capture a mysterious moment.
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Avedon at 100: Photos of Seduction
At Gagosian, Marian Anderson, Marilyn Monroe, Dovima and a cast of showstoppers.
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Cannes 2023: Anatomy of a Fall wins Palme d’Or
Justine Triet’s “Anatomy of a Fall,” a French courtroom drama that finds an author (Sandra Hüller) accused of the murder of her husband, won the Palme d’Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday. Triet is only the third woman to win the top prize in the festival’s history, after Jane Campion shared the…
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Bessie and the Beast: A love story for the ages
Bessie had always been a bit of an outcast. She was too tall, too skinny, and too awkward for her small town. So, when she was given the opportunity to move to the big city and start fresh, she jumped at the chance. She quickly learned that the city was not all it was cracked…
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Pride and Prejudice: A tragic love story between a young girl and a cold
It was a warm summer day when Elizabeth Bennet first met Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy. She was out for a walk with her dear friend, Charlotte Lucas. They had just been discussing Mr. Darcy, as he was a new wealthy neighbor who had just moved into the area. Elizabeth was instantly intrigued by him, but Charlotte…
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Lydia and the Lion’s Heart
Lydia was just a normal girl, living a normal life in a normal town. She went to school, she had friends, she had a family. But there was something different about Lydia. She had a heart for adventure. She loved to explore, to imagine, to dream. And she had a heart for lions. Lions were…