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Did Racial Capitalism Set the Bronx on Fire?
Sometimes people say exactly the right thing. Other times, they don’t, and we just pretend that they did. When eighteenth-century Parisians clamored for bread, did Marie Antoinette respond, “Let them eat cake”? No, but the line captures the aristocracy’s witlessness. Patrick Henry probably never said “Give me liberty, or give me death,” either. The second…
Read MoreSergio García Sánchez and Lola Moral’s “Artist in Training”
For many of us, spending time at the beach is one of the highlights of summer. The cover of the August 25, 2025, issue, by the artist Sergio García Sánchez and his wife, the colorist Lola Moral, is inspired by a different feeling. “As a child, I got very bored at the beach, so I…
Read MoreHelen Oyeyemi’s Novel of Cognitive Dissonance
Few fantasies are harder to wipe away than the romance of a clean slate. Every January, when we’re twitchy with regret and self-loathing, advertisers blare, “New Year, new you,” urging us to jettison our failures and start fresh. In fiction, self-reinvention is a perennial theme, often shadowed by the suspicion that it can’t be done.…
Read MoreGreek island sees surge in migrant boat arrivals despite harsher detention policy
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece say more than 120 migrants were intercepted off the island of Crete early Monday, the latest in a series of arrivals despite a suspension of asylum claims and plans for tougher detention rules. Two boats, carrying 58 and 68 people and believed to have departed from Libya, were…
Read MoreZamir’s Gaza strategy: Nearly 100,000 IDF troops to move swiftly to conquer Gaza City
In the coming days, ground forces, accompanied by the Air Force, will begin moving toward new areas to increase pressure on Hamas. IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir has determined the scale of the ground forces that will participate in the new Gaza City operation, Walla learned Monday. Before presenting the plan to the…
Read MoreAt least 40 missing after boat capsizes in northwestern Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 40 people are missing after a boat capsized Sunday on a river in northwestern Nigeria, authorities said. The accident happened around the Goronyo area in Sokoto state while the boat was transporting passengers to a market, Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency said in a statement late Sunday. The emergency…
Read MoreSalome Gigani and SIA International: Delivering Luxury Beauty Services Across Global Fashion and Bridal Markets
Salome Gigani has built an extraordinary career at the intersection of psychology, art, and beauty. With academic roots in social psychology and training at an art school in her hometown, she cultivated a foundation that uniquely blends the study of human nature with artistic expression. This rare combination has shaped her distinctive approach to beauty,…
Read MoreRussia is experimenting in Ukraine’s robot war with uncrewed rocket launchers, hoverboards, and a box on wheels
Russia has increasingly been trialing new types of ground drones as Ukraine’s robot war heats up. Designs include a “dronobus” for fiber optic drones, a chair on a buggy, and a box on wheels. Russian officials say they want to exponentially scale up ground combat drone production. Ukraine’s drone industry has developed a wide array…
Read MoreEthiopian migrants face kidnappings and death, leaving behind heartbroken families
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — When 19-year-old Nigus Yosef told his parents he was going to leave home in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and try to get to Saudi Arabia, they begged him not to go. Two of their children had already made the crossing, via the Gulf of Aden and then war-torn Yemen. Yosef’s brother…
Read MoreAir Canada suspends restart plans after flight attendants union defies return to work order
Air Canada said it suspended plans to restart operations on Sunday after the union representing 10,000 flight attendants said it will defy a return to work order. The strike was already affecting about 130,000 travellers around the world per day during the peak summer travel season. The Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered airline staff back…
Read MoreVideo of protest outside Indonesian court falsely linked to Thai-Cambodian border clashes
Following a ceasefire between Bangkok and Phnom Penh that ended five days of deadly border clashes, a video of a rally in Indonesia was falsely shared in Khmer-language posts claiming it showed Thai protesters demanding their government recover the bodies of soldiers killed in the conflict. The clip was filmed outside the Manado District Court…
Read MoreIsrael Railways settles with Paralympic medalist over gender discrimination case
A supervisor demanded that Roni Ohayon give up a seat for the disabled because an ultra-Orthodox man refused to sit next to her. The Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court ruled that Israel Railways will compensate Paralympic medalist Roni Ohayon NIS 30,000 for discrimination and legal expenses, following forced segregation based on sex at an event that…
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