“This fellow, Hersh, is a son of a bitch.” – Nixon
A fascinating, sobering, and terrifying look into the life and work of investigative reporter Seymour “Sy” Hersh. Sy has revealed shocking government and corporate cover-ups including the My Lai massacre in Vietnam, the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, atrocities in Gaza, and more.
With the downfall of the Washington Post, my treasured source for news from 1989 until last month, I wondered about the great journalists of the past…
“That’s the problem with your generation. You always tend to gravitate to some kind of victimhood.”
Tanked from many hours of binge drinking and tripping on a panoply of illicit and volatile substances, Tommy stumbles through London clubs and alleys assaulting men, women, and bouncers alike, relieving himself and tossing off whenever and wherever he pleases, insulting and bullying those he encounters including companions as well as strangers, and leaving a wake of serious damage to objects and souls with…
“Come get me. Save me.”
The real voice of six-year-old Hind Rajab, trapped in a car with her family in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood of Gaza, as war machinery and soldiers circle around and above her. Hind pleads for help as emergency call responders organize a rescue squad and safe route through the city streets.
“Take a breath, imagine smelling a flower, blowing out a candle, and the sun shining on the sea that you love. Remember being barefoot in…
Crimson, veiled saris conceal the faces and forms of two young brides-to-be sitting near each other on a night train darting through the countryside. Nearly missing a stop, a man grabs the hand of the sleeping princess in red beside him, and quickly ushers her off the train. Unfortunately, his beloved is still on the train that is speeding away.
“With a veil I can’t see hardly anything, except what’s right in front of me.”
One of the women, Jaya,…
To be surrounded and yet be alone. To be loved and yet be invisible. To be cast away even as you are embraced. Welcome to the life of a Moroccan prostitute. From the testimonies of 200 real-life sex workers, Nabil Ayouch defied censorship to provide a fascinating, intimate and luminous glimpse into the Moroccan underworld. The story follows the fictional yet realistic lives of four women caught up in a passive-aggressive world. Bribing the police, projecting beautiful yet fabricated images…
A bear, awakened early from hibernation and hungry, stalks the snow-covered forest of a remote and tiny mountain town. At the same time a young nurse, Aslı, arrives in the village to start a new life. There is a man in her way at every turn. Three men figure prominently on the list of the most threatening to her independence. Hasan is the conservative town drunk who hates bears almost as much as he hates women. Samet, a kind mountain…
