In Syria’s Desert, the Islamic State’s Shadow Persists
In its former Syrian stronghold of Palmyra, an Islamic State group attack underscored the diffuse — and largely unseen — threat the group continues to pose. “They exist, but they don’t exist,” said one resident. “You don’t see them.”
Boxing, Celebrity and the Death of Mastery
From Jake Paul’s bout with Anthony Joshua to Andrew Tate’s foray into the ring, celebrity boxing has become a stage where spectacle is increasingly displacing mastery.
In Post-Roe America, Abortion Care Is Being Reborn From the Ground Up
A British doctor working on abortion access in the U.S. expected to find a dystopia in the wake of the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade. Instead, amid the fear and legal chaos, she saw a new model of decentralized abortion care taking shape.
The Quarterly Review: How Did We Get Here?
A long-form documentary tracing the first 25 years of the 21st century, examining the political, technological and cultural forces that shaped the world we now inhabit. “The Quarterly Review” observes world events to answer the question: How did we get here?
Inside the Rise of France’s Far Right
Journalist and writer Victor Mallet joins Faisal Al Yafai on the podcast to discuss his new book, “Far-Right France.”