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Power Shift in Syria Upends an Archipelago for ISIS Prisoners
America’s Kurdish allies oversaw two dozen sites holding thousands of members of the terrorist group and their families. Their withdrawal has left the system in chaos.
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At These Gaza Schools, ‘Peace Building’ Is Part of the Curriculum
A fast-growing network of private schools, the brainchild of a North Carolina neurosurgeon, is teaching 9,000 war orphans and other needy Palestinian youngsters.
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A Road Trip from Kandahar to Kabul on Highway 1 in Afghanistan
Life and business are back along a road once defined by war damage. But even with improved security, Afghans are desperate for jobs and development.
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Botswana’s ‘Corn Lady’ Finds Fame With Food Stands
Tshephiso Marumo has had success selling traditional village food in Botswana. But as she has risen, she has become more outspoken, inviting backlash.
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Talks on Russia-Ukraine War Enter 2nd Day in Geneva
The discussions in Geneva were expected to focus on territorial issues, a major sticking point, but the short duration suggests major progress was not made.
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How a Visionary Collector Eyed Her Trophies
Eileen Harris Norton “built a whole new mountain and somehow got everyone to come climb up it,” the artist Mark Bradford says.
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The 19-Year Debate over Whether a Painting Was Looted by the Nazis.
The fuzzy provenance of a Franz Marc masterwork once owned by a Jewish banker, but now held by a German museum, has fueled a lengthy dispute over its ownership.
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ABC’s “Scrubs” Returns to Network TV as if It Never Clocked Out
Yes, we are in an era of over-nostalgia, one in which every other canceled IP gets brought back in some form. The number of network TV sitcoms that have been resurrected from the dead, including “Murphy Brown,” “Will & Grace,” “Frasier,” and many more, has been a remarkable phenomenon to behold. The majority of them…
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Celebrating Black Cinema: Shawn Edwards on the Black Movie Hall of Fame
Deep in the heart of Kansas City, Missouri a dream is slowly being realized in the confines of the city’s historic Boone Theater. It’s the Black Movie Hall of Fame, which, when completed, will aim to tell the vibrant and vast history of Black cinema and moviemaking through the artifacts and stories of the people…
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Highlights of Roger Ebert on Black Filmmakers for Black History Month
Roger Ebert was a champion of independent films, and he was never more enthusiastic than discovering a new filmmaker with a fresh perspective. That is most evident in his support for Black filmmakers like Spike Lee, Julie Dash, and John Singleton. In honor of Black History Month, here are some of our favorites from his…