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A Bahraini Photographer Returns Home

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story At the beach, a young man wearing a faux Givenchy T-shirt and skinny jeans stands on the back of a horse. With one hand, he reaches for the reins on the…

Of Yiddish, Litvaks, and the Evil Eye

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Some years ago, at the annual P.S. 3 book fair, I came across a Yiddish-English dictionary. This was a more serious Yiddish-English dictionary than the somewhat antic one I owned called…

The Best Jokes of 2024

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story A good joke doesn’t just fall out of a coconut tree. It exists in the context of all in which it lives and what came before it. And so it’s worth…

Hilton Als on Understanding Difference in “Alok”

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Hilton AlsStaff writer 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. There are…

Australia passes landmark social media ban for under 16s

sive post-image” width=”700″ height=”400″ alt=”Australia passes landmark social media ban for under 16s” /> In Australia, brands will have to be much more imaginative in reaching teenagers. The country’s lawmakers passed landmark rules to ban under 16s from social media…

The Triumph of the Post-Thanksgiving Sandwich

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. Leftovers, eaten the day after, or maybe late…