In Oman a decade ago, remembering everyday life at a global chokepoint […]
At both center and edge in the Strait of Hormuz
Ars Poetica
A writer tries to make sense of a violent world. […]
New York meets Jollibee
A Filipino institution takes on America. […]
The Guardian: Eve Fairbanks on whites in South Africa
“How the US far right bought into the myth of white South Africa’s persecution,” by Eve Fairbanks (South Africa, 2009-2011), The Guardian, March 10, 2026 […]
NYT: Shannon Sims on Mardi Gras in New Orleans
“The Majestic Artistry of the Mardi Gras Indians,” by Shannon Sims (Brazil, 2012-2014), The New York Times, March 13, 2026 […]
Amelia Frank-Vitale publishes book
Leave If You Can: Migration and Violence in Bordered Worlds. […]
When chaos is the endgame
On motives for war […]
Remembering Isfahan
Photos from Iran […]
The poison behind the killing of Alexei Navalny
The “tree frog toxin” has less to do with amphibians than the Kremlin’s secret assassination program. […]
Near but not together
Life in exile […]