DARE: Amid Harsh Criticism, Trump Tries a Tougher Tone on Russia
Trump continues to stumble and backtrack in response to torrential criticism of his approach toward Putin. Reporters show rare display of solidarity. More
Autobiography
"I want to make films. My thoughts are building up again, and paper just isn’t as expressive as celluloid." More
from Don’t Worry
Like always, she’s sitting at the out-of-tune grand piano, mashing down the pedal and making the windows of the Kolah Farangi Emirate tremble...Sara, when did you return? More
from Chaim Gravitzer
At the head of the table sat a wide-shouldered young man with laughing black eyes, feigning a strict demeanor. More
from Matisse
Vadya’s biography was as much invented as it was true. There were so many blown-out-of-proportion intricacies to remember that he’d long ago lost sight of the facts. More
from Rhapsodia
Do the wings itch as they sprout? / When from the belly’s opening / you first raised your head / and pushing from the pain / sprang into the… More
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While attacks on individual free expression in today’s Egypt are nothing new, the detention and ill treatment of an elderly writer for his online comments is a disgrace.
Egyptian authorities should release Ibrahim al-Husseini immediately. https://t.co/0BSkNJ4xMd