What the living can learn from the dying
We know that we will die, yet we spend much of our lives trying very hard not to think about it. But is it wise to ignore death? Could we live better if we spent more time thinking about our…
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How “Roman J. Israel, Esq.” Wastes Denzel Washington (But Got Him an Oscar Nomination) |
The most eccentric major-category nominee in this year’s Oscars is Denzel Washington, as Best Actor, for his leading role in “Roman J. Israel, Esq.,” which ran for a week in limited release and three weeks in wide release before vanishing…
Making the Wall Disappear: A Stunning Live Performance at the U.S.-Mexico Border |
On Saturday, the percussionist and conductor Steven Schick looked through the wire-mesh fence that separates San Diego, California, from Tijuana, Mexico, and said, “Con la música nunca se puede dividirnos”: “With music, we cannot be divided.” He was addressing a…
Trump’s State of the Union Address Broke the TV-News Cycle |
Conditioned to the new deformities of the news cycle—the jolts of rolling scandal, the ambiance of grave disgrace—television adapted its approach to the State of the Union. Normally, the occasion, with its sense of circumstance, is a good fit for…
Tillerson Lays the Ground for Endless War in Syria
Speaking at the Hoover Institute, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson laid out the Trump administration’s vision for “a stable, unified, and independent Syria, free of terrorist threats and free of weapons of mass destruction.” Such a vision sounds a lot…
Syrian Kurds: The Other Woman in America’s Relationship With Turkey
Tensions have existed for years between Washington and Ankara over the Kurdish population in both Iraq and Syria. U.S. officials regard the Kurds as able fighters and democratic secular allies in the struggle against Islamic extremism. Turkish leaders view them…
