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NEW: Epstein’s relationship with the billionaire Leon Black was unlike any other. Here’s our story about an angry mistress, another woman, the IRS, the KGB, threats, demands, high art, family and Michael Clayton. Please read and share this gift link
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Very moved by @JordiGraupera on Michael Walzer. This does something that could be called "thinking together": a writer thinking along with, and about, a thoughtful subject so the reader can think in new ways. (The opposite of a thin, preachy "think piece") newyorker.com/culture/person…
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Two days ago, the Israeli army blew up the family home of journalist Radwan Mortada in Bint Jbeil
The terrorist demolition of Radwan's home comes as his film exposing the players behind Israel's pager attack becomes the most viewed documentary in recent history at Al Jazeera
Lebanese journalist Radwan Mortada's investigation into Israel’s pager attacks is one of Al Jazeera most-watched documentaries
Mortada tells The Grayzone's @wyattreed13 how he tracked key players in the attack and got a hold of an unexploded pager
Watch our full interview 🔽
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Jaylen Brown says he bought a gold harp, and now has someone come over twice a week to play it as the sun goes down while his chef cooks dinner
“My favorite purchase, I think my best, my most favorite purchase was, I bought a harp. I bought like a gold harp. I got it upstairs too…”
“I got a harpist that come play like twice a week. While the sun is going down, chef is in the kitchen. You know what I mean? Just…”
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Earlier this month, the Post published an important article by @sammy_westfall and @Heidiphotos on the unchecked aggression and violence of settlers in the West Bank washingtonpost.com/world/202…
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“Allegedly assaulted”
The Prime Minister’s Office:
The facts surrounding the confrontation near Abu Falah, during which Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine was allegedly assaulted, remain unclear and are under investigation.
Israel unequivocally condemns violence against anyone—Jews, Arabs, Christians or journalists. Those responsible will be held accountable.
But serious questions remain. Reports indicate some 200 Arabs and far-left activists confronted approximately 40 Israeli youths. Footage shows masked individuals on both sides hurling objects, amid reports of fireworks fired at Jewish youths. Other footage appears to show Levine knocked down and immediately helped to her feet by the same unidentified individual.
The investigation must establish the facts, including who initiated the violence.
We will not allow disputed incidents to be exploited to demonize the hundreds of thousands of law-abiding Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria.
The facts must determine the conclusions. Not the headlines.
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The siege of Taiz, in Yemen, is the longest siege in modern warfare. Now, the Houthis have surrounded the city. My latest piece, for
@nybooks, is a review of @AlexMStark's excellent book and has reporting from Taiz and elsewhere in Yemen: nybooks.com/articles/2026/11… #Yemen #Socotra
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Merrill College students know their rights as journalists.
"Cat Murphy is a master's student at the University of Maryland, credentialed as a reporter for our Capital News Service and doing the job we teach our students to do. Cat recorded openly in a public space alongside other news outlets, and that is her legal right," Dean Rafael Lorente (@DeanLorente) said. "I'm proud of how she handled herself in a difficult situation."
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After a decorated 24-year run at ESPN, Nicole Noren resigned in protest.
She couldn’t go along with the network’s all-out embrace of gambling.
For the first time publicly, in @CJR, Noren shares the deeply personal reasons behind her decision.
cjr.org/the-interview/nicole…
I'm not smart enough to understand why scandals do or don't win the public's attention, but I was blown away by this reporting from @CGorrivan, @ElleBeyoud and @nicola_m_white. If you're interested in markets, it's worth your time. Here's a gift link bloomberg.com/news/features/…
Took me a long time to figure out my nine favorites, be honest with myself, settle on some really sincere choices, and get them into the little grid. Tried three times to export it and this is what keeps coming out. All in all probably better than my picks, oh well
Naza is a stunning film. I really mean stunning, I can’t remember seeing a movie that left a theater of New Yorkers in sustained silence. My admiration to the filmmakers and journalists at the @guardian and beyond who made it
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This, from @joshnathankazis at @JewishCurrents is excellent, and reminds me of Harper Magazine's infmaous index jewishcurrents.org/an-accoun…
The extraordinary guitarist Shane Parish has new music out today called (and sold to offset the cost of) Dental Work. What can I say about this guy except he calls to mind Neil Young, Eno, John Fahey, Alice Coltrane and Chet Baker and is all his own shaneparish.bandcamp.com
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This essay rocked my world when it came out, very much time for a reread
Replying to @dtortorici @nplusonemag
"League of Men" (from Issue 28): on the faulty Rolling Stone UVA rape story; "Little Red Riding Hood" as a myth type preserved across cultures as a cautionary tale of rape; and mannerbunde (or "leagues of men") 4,000 years ago
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NEW: The biggest trading firm is so secretive it has no CEO or board of directors. Jane Street’s dominance means its leaders matter across the world, so we spent months trying to figure out who’s who. Here’s a gift link. Please read and share it
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An honor to work with @KatLeighDoherty and our editor @david_scheer, not to mention many other colleagues who made this one possible






















