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Europe’s Ever Closer Confusion
A newly translated novel portrays the European Union’s search for meaning as a historical reckoning—and a comedy of manners.
Who Will Win the Self-Driving Future?
China and the United States have drastically different visions for autonomous transportation.
The Heart and Hypocrisy of the American Empire
Richard Holbrooke was a symbol of his country’s promise as a superpower—and its decline.
The False Promise of Protest
David Shulman’s diaries of resisting the Israeli occupation show the limits of activism in the face of rampant dispossession and despair.
India’s Not as Safe as You Think It Is
Hotel Mumbai is a tale of courage. It is also a worrying reminder of India’s security flaws.
What if Israel Threw a Eurovision Party and Nobody Came?
A glitz and glam song competition turns political.
Writing Women at War
A slate of new releases reexamine gender in conflict.
Inside Man
Jia Zhangke’s "Ash Is Purest White," socially critical yet officially sanctioned, strikes a middle path for Chinese cinema.
Roma es un homenaje hermoso a la opresión doméstica
La perturbadora elegancia del blanco y negro
‘Roma’ Is a Gorgeous Homage to Domestic Oppression
Alfonso Cuarón’s masterpiece may be Oscar worthy, but it fails to address the problems of Latin American households.
Can Israel’s Iron Wall Contain Hamas?
Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has tried to keep the Islamist group in check, but the situation in Gaza is as unstable as ever.
Broke in Beirut
In Capernaum, Nadine Labaki finds a new way for film to deal with poverty.
Press ‘A’ to Study Harder
A new video game captures the anxiety of Chinese parenting.
Poetry for the Masses
1,200 newly translated poems from Bertolt Brecht offer an unexpected survival guide for difficult times.
Germany’s New Politics of Cultural Despair
Will the return of the European far-right be the undoing of the West?
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