Recently, Russia has made a number of aggressive foreign policy decisions in Syria. When looking in depth, it becomes apparent that these newly assertive moves have the opportunity to generate...
You know the Middle East is horrendously chaotic when a war which has cost over 2000 lives and, according to the United Nations, left over 6.5 million people at risk of starvation and most of a...
Trevor Noah stepped into an extremely large pair of shoes on Monday night as he took the helm of the venerable Daily Show, replacing long-time host Jon Stewart. Stewart was largely responsible for...
(For other Man Booker shortlist reviews, see: A Spool of Blue Thread, The Fishermen, and The Year of the Runaways). Satin Island is Tom McCarthy’s second grab at the Man Booker ring – his book C...
It's worth noting that the entrance of the term, and indeed concept, of 'humanitarian intervention' into the general lexicon was a mere quarter-century ago. In the aftermath of the 1991 Persian Gulf...
Shadi Petosky is a visual artist from Los Angeles who has worked on several graphic novels and animation projects—currently, she’s a member of Puny Entertainment, a Minneapolis and LA-based...
Doctor Who is back with ‘The Magician’s Apprentice,’ part one of a double episode series opener, and it’s clear that this season, like the last, is going to be pure Moffat. The showrunner is...
The late King of Morocco Hassan II had a stylistic audacity equaled by no monarch and was just as eloquent with metaphors. He wore all the colours of the rainbow and used to compare his country to a...
The shortlist for the Man Booker Prize was announced on Tuesday. The six titles that made the cut are: Satin Island (Tom McCarthy) A Spool of Blue Thread (Anne Tyler) The Fishermen (Chigozie Obioma)...
Going on hormone replacement therapy, some of us like to say, is like enduring a ‘second puberty’ as you finally start bringing your body into alignment with your identity…with a few bumps...
