Mr. President, Don’t Let Netanyahu Drag Us Into World War III

Joe Biden gave an excellent and statesmanlike speech Thursday night. He laid out the big picture well, tying America’s fate to the world’s. He spoke sympathetically toward the Israelis who have suffered in the wake of Hamas’s butchery, as any Continue reading Mr. President, Don’t Let Netanyahu Drag Us Into World War III

Naomi Klein’s Journey Into the Unnerving World of Naomi Wolf

Earlier in their careers, mix-ups between the two writers were less common. They had each carved out a distinctive beat, with Wolf on feminism and Klein on corporate exploitation. The problems began, Klein believes, around 2007, when Wolf began to Continue reading Naomi Klein’s Journey Into the Unnerving World of Naomi Wolf

Afire Is a Comedy of Manners at the End of the World

Christian Petzold likes terrible, irreversible events: accidents, suicides, eternal separations. In his melodramas, Petzold has established a fascination with the trope of love lost at the hands of misrecognition. At the crossroads of historical circumstance and feelings of personal guilt Continue reading Afire Is a Comedy of Manners at the End of the World

Saudi Arabia’s Dizzying Scheme to Devour the Sports World

It’s not only sport. “Saudi Arabia is investing huge amounts of money in 14 or 15 different sectors,” including “alternative energy sources, tourism infrastructure, even in their movie industry,” said Simon Chadwick, professor of sport and geopolitical economy at Skema Continue reading Saudi Arabia’s Dizzying Scheme to Devour the Sports World

Paper airplane designed by Boeing engineers breaks world distance record

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN  —  It’s a bird… It’s a plane… It’s a paper airplane! The world record for the farthest flight by Continue reading Paper airplane designed by Boeing engineers breaks world distance record