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Ninth Circuit Recognizes the Potential for Coverage in Employee’s Suit Alleging Chemical Exposure
The Ninth Circuit reversed a lower court and held that insurer Atlantic Specialty (as successor to One Beacon) had a duty to defend an employee’s suit against his employer, a semiconductor manufacturer. In the underlying claim, the employee alleged exposure to chemicals at work caused birth defects in his son and sought $270M in damages.…
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Iran War Live Updates: Trump Says U.S. Is Considering ‘Winding Down’ War
The president made the comment on social media a short time after telling reporters on the White House lawn that he wasn’t interested in a cease-fire because the U.S. was “obliterating the other side.” The Treasury Department lifted sanctions on some Iranian oil.
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On a Holiday of Renewal, Iranians Are Mourning and Fearful
As they start a new year, Iranians are reckoning with bombardment, repression and economic misery. Still, many are holding fast to ancient traditions.
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Trump Organization Eyes Transylvania Golf Course Deal
The president’s company is eyeing a site for a golf course and luxury apartments. Will a huge landfill and a troubled project history stand in the way?
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Seeking to Rely Less on China, U.S. Pushes a Rare Earths Partnership on a Reluctant Brazil
Seeking to reduce its reliance on China, the United States is pushing for a critical minerals deal with Brazil. The South American country is less eager.
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A Diary of War From an Unlikely Author: the Son of Iran’s President
In an online journal, Yousef Pezeshkian offers readers a mix of personal anecdotes and glimpses behind the scenes as Iranian leaders are picked off one after another.
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SXSW 2026: Brian, Basic, Seekers of Infinite Love
A previous dispatch from this year’s SXSW highlighted how so many of the horror films here seem to be almost existential in their questioning who we want to be in the 2020s as technology continues to redefine the human condition. The funny thing is that several of the comedies this year also contain existential foundations…
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SXSW 2026: Never After Dark, Dreamquil, Drag
My final genre-centered dispatch from SXSW 2026 features three films that mostly take place in single settings, using storytelling devices made famous by everything from J-Horror to “Black Mirror.” They’re a mixed bag of quality, three films that have undeniably interesting premises but vary in how they follow through on those premises. Once again, filmmakers…
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“The Faithful: Women of the Bible” Doesn’t Match the Grandeur of its Premise
For people of faith who just want to see Bible stories on screen, Fox’s “The Faithful: Women of the Bible” will work. It’s essentially a series of three made-for-TV movies that tell different Old Testament stories from women’s perspectives. The first film, “The Woman Who Bowed to No One,” which was the only one given…
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Atlantis Protocol: The Most Emotionally Devastating Sci-Fi Novel of the Decade
Atlantis Protocol by Haja Mo — A Distinguished Magazine Review By Sharmila HassanDistinguished Magazine The Myth Was Real. The Novel Is a Masterpiece. There is a particular species of novel that refuses to stay on the page. It climbs into your nervous system, settles behind your ribs, and remains there long after the cover is…
