Simone Weil and the art of attention

Nearly eight decades after her death, the French philosopher's reflections on suffering, attention, work, and moral seriousness continue to resonate

Bahaa Iy'ali

Abbey Road at 50

The latter years of the 1960s proved to be a fruitful time for The Beatles, although they had quit doing live concerts in 1966 it was during that time period in which they produced their most…

Ali El Shamy

The Population Bust

The Human Tide: How Population Shaped theModern World.Paul Morland. PublicAffairs, 2019. 352pp. Empty Planet: The Shock of Global Population Decline.Darrell BrickerandJohn Ibbitson. Crown, 2019…

Zachary Karabell

Life After Liberation

Dancing Bears: True Stories of People Nostalgic for Life Under Tyranny.Witold Szablowski.Penguin Books, 2018. 256pp.Welcome to the Wild East. First, there are Bulgarian Gypsies with dancing bears…

Timothy Garton Ash

Bad News

On Press: The Liberal Values That Shaped the News.Matthew Pressman.Harvard University Press, 2018. 336pp. Breaking News: The Remaking of Journalism and Why It Matters Now.Alan Rusbridger.Farrar,…

Jacob Weisberg

Nadine Njeim: Beauty Queen Turned Screen Queen

Nadine Njeim was born in Baalbek District, Lebanon, in 1984 to a Lebanese Christian father and a Tunisian Muslim mother. Her multi-faith upbringing taught her tolerance and…

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