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“No Other Land” Puts a Palestinian Neighborhood on the World Map

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The documentary “No Other Land” combines first-person filmmaking with journalistic observation, experience with analysis, to depict demolitions in the Palestinian area of Masafer Yatta, near Hebron, by Israeli forces, between 2019…

Elisheva Biernoff’s Family of Man

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Ever since the French inventor Joseph Nicéphore Niépce produced, in the mid-eighteen-twenties, what is now the world’s oldest surviving photograph—a lonely, ghostly image of a rooftop taken from a window—the medium…

Scary Movies for Spooky Season

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Rachel SymeStaff 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 is…

The Artistic Revolution of Portuguese Cinema

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story “The Ongoing Revolution of Portuguese Cinema,” a month-long series now getting under way at MOMA, does more than just present extraordinary (and extraordinarily rare) movies that happen to share a language…

Bon Iver Is Searching for the Truth

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How I Fell Back in Love with iPhone Photography

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story There’s a Japanese word, komorebi, that describes beams of light and dappled shadows that result when the sun shines through trees. When I take my dog on walks around my leafy…

A Veterinarian’s Soothing Compassion, in “The Passing”

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Watch “The Passing.” The New Yorker Documentary View the latest or submit your own film. During the COVID-19 shutdown, the filmmakers Patrick Bresnan and Ivete Lucas started spending more time with…

Do They Really Believe That Stuff?

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Over the last couple of months, a neighbor of ours has been upping her sign game. In addition to the usual stuff—“Law and Order,” “Not My President,” “No Legal Rights for…

Keeping Toronto’s Office Windows Sparkling

Keeping Toronto’s Office Windows Sparkling In the bustling city of Toronto, maintaining the pristine appearance of office buildings is essential for businesses aiming to make a lasting impression. Clean windows not only enhance curb appeal but also allow natural light…