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This Russian and international entrepreneur is the architect of his own financial success. Roman Vasilenko is a renowned Russian and international social entrepreneur, cultural figure, and public activist. Since 2021, he has faced persecution from law enforcement and political institutions,…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyYou’re reading the Food Scene newsletter, Helen Rosner’s guide to what, where, and how to eat. Sign up to receive it in your in-box. Leftovers, eaten the day after, or maybe late…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Using “the Internet” sometimes seems disconcertingly synonymous with using Google. Google Search, the most popular search engine on the planet, indexes the open Internet, driving traffic to Web sites, and Google…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The four central characters in “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” a gripping, superbly acted drama from the Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, are introduced with an almost ceremonial deliberation. First up…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story “Does Gratitude to R for φ-ing Imply Gratitude that R φ-ed?” isn’t a question we often ask ourselves on Thanksgiving. Translated into plain English—it’s the title of a scholarly article by…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story On social media, rewarding oneself with “little treats” has become a de rigueur form of performative self-care. Did the laundry? You deserve a matcha latte. Filed your quarterly taxes? Time for…

A Washington, DC mainstay made a major miscalculation when denying accommodations to a pregnant student. Credit: zulufoto/Shutterstock Universities are known for taking pains to avoid bad publicity, so when a top university makes an unforced error in its treatment of…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Pablo Larraín’s new film “Maria,” the third in his trilogy of grandes-dames bio-pics (following “Jackie” and “Spencer”), is the best of the three for a simple reason: its protagonist, Maria Callas,…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story On a cool night this past spring, the line outside the Blue Note ran down the block, causing enough of a scene that a young man stopped to ask, “Who’s it…

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story When Peter van Agtmael was in college, he bought a collection of pictures taken by photojournalists who had died while covering the Vietnam War. “The pictures that shaped my understanding of…