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China Censors and Punishes to Shape Narrative on Floods in Tibet, a Contrast to Nepal
While journalists can report freely on grief and anger in Nepal, China’s official media have presented a sanitized disaster aftermath in Tibet.
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U.S. Sanctions on Iran Cut Off Students From Tests Needed for Study Abroad
The latest measures have forced the cancellation of English proficiency and graduate exams, isolating many Iranians most eager to foster ties with the world.
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Weeks After Failed Drone Attack, Germany Points Finger at Russia
The country said Moscow was behind an explosive-laden drone found near a Ukrainian plane at a German airport last month. President Vladimir Putin of Russia called the accusation “a grave mistake.”
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Kandinsky Work Returned to Jewish Heirs by a German Museum to Be Sold
Christie’s expects the major painting, “The Colorful Life,” to draw bids exceeding $30 million when it comes up at auction in October.
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Can a Museum Accept Artifacts With Slim Records? Toledo Has a Plan.
Curators from Ethiopia and the Toledo Museum will study a prized, but thinly documented, trove of antiquities to decide which must be returned because of questionable provenance.
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FX’s Exhilarating “The Drop: A Snowfall Saga” Is a Spin-off For the Ages
Three years after FX’s “Snowfall” ended, the show’s first spin-off is finally here. Originally announced in 2023, “The Drop: A Snowfall Story” follows fan-favorite Wanda Bell (Gail Bean) as she embarks on a career in the music industry after finally getting clean from drugs. She, along with her cousins Lemar (Asante Blackk) and James (Peyton…
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Short Films in Focus: Bouncy Brothers (with Nicholas J. Santore)
As you’ve traveled this summer, either at carnivals, block parties, state fairs, or street fairs, you have probably seen a bouncy house. Someone was in charge of getting that bouncy house to that location, inflating it, testing it out, and waiting for the rental to be finished so they could deflate it, roll it back…
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The Unloved, Part 153: This Is My Life
Nora Ephron’s legacy is so vast that you need only say her name and everyone knows exactly what you mean. “Like a Nora Ephron movie,” “right out of a Nora Ephron play,” “a piece redolent of Nora Ephron.” Say no more. And yet her movies don’t get the same shine as the idea of her…
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Scientists Hunting Dark Matter Found Something Strange
A lone signal from an experiment in South Dakota doesn’t fit the profile of any other known particles, physicists say.
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The 100 Best Easy Dinner Ideas for Right Now
The Weeknight 100 is back, with so many fast, delicious dinner ideas for busy times.