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Between the two of them, the siblings Masha and Keith Gessen have written more than a dozen books and more than a thousand articles. Both live in New York. Both combine teaching and writing, often for this magazine, where Masha…
The hate-filled terror rampage at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, was meticulously designed to maximize the number of witnesses around the globe, highlighting the difficulty in putting a lid on extremist hate that spreads online. The suspected gunman did…
Last week, Iranian Navy ships successfully fended off an attack against an oil tanker carrying some 150,000 metric tonnes of oil after it was ambushed by nearly a dozen pirate speedboats in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait. The Iranian Navy has dispatched…
According to the archaeologist who supervised the project for many years, his team’s goal was to leave Machaerus for the next generations both as “an authentic and reliable historical and archaeological place” and as a Christian pilgrimage site. Hungarian archaeologist…
The logo of Beneficial Insulation apparently incorporates a symbol known as “black sun”, which was used by the Christchurch mosque shooter in his manifesto, while the company’s rate for one metre of insulation, $14.88 (NZD), also looks like a rather…
The poems of Merwin’s mature career seemed to have been delivered unto him, then transcribed by lightning flash. Photograph by Tom Sewell / NYT / Redux Now we know the date. The anniversary of W. S. Merwin’s death was, all along,…
