Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story When the government of El Salvador declared a “state of exception” in March of last year, after a sudden spike in gang killings, it was supposed to be temporary. Soldiers and…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story It’s a Yom Kippur miracle! On Sunday night, after a draining five months on the picket lines, Hollywood writers reached a tentative deal with the studios. The fine print is still…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The other day my aunt told me she was leaving town at the end of the month to see Moses. She wasn’t headed to Bible study or Mount Sinai; she meant…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Is the U.S.—long thought to be the land of new beginnings—in danger of becoming a sclerotic gerontocracy? “In a declining society, the images of an aging leadership can come to embody…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Alex BaraschCulture editor You’re reading the Goings On newsletter, a guide to what we’re watching, listening to, and doing this week. Sign up to receive it in your in-box. In the…
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. The origin story of the instant noodle, as…
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Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story From the nineteen-fifties through the seventies, short films were a national cottage industry in France. Their production was funded in part by the government’s official film-supporting bodies, both through direct subsidies…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story They gathered twenty miles outside our nation’s capital. Many of the attendees were dressed in the traditional fashions of India: gauzy lehengas and bright saris. Other guests wore clothes that represented…