Lo and Behold, Harper Stern Has a Soul
Industry is a show about how competition—and particularly its economic variant, capitalism—erodes the human soul. When two characters are together, one always wields power over the other. So it should’ve…
Industry’s Season 4 Finale Cements Yasmin As a Ripped-From-the-Headlines Villain
Warning: This post contains spoilers for the Season 4 finale of Industry. We knew going into the Season 4 finale of Industry that the HBO finance drama had already been…
More Than 100 Reported Killed in Strike on Girls’ Elementary School in Iran. Here’s What We Know
A strike on a girls’ elementary school in the opening salvo of the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran on Saturday killed more than 100 children, according to Iranian officials and teachers…
Iran’s Retaliatory Strikes Challenge Image of Gulf Stability
When the United States and Israel bombed Iran in an attempt to destroy its nuclear program in June last year, the Iranian response appeared calibrated to avoid an escalation that…
‘It’s As If I’m Dreaming’: Iranians Recount the First Day of the War, and the Death of Khamenei
Iranians say the war is unfolding in phases. The first roared across the skies on Saturday morning. “I had just stepped out of the shower, getting prepared to go out,…