

The Essex Files: Sydney Sweeney, Cultural Police, and the Selective Rules of Empowerment
<![CDATA[Sydney Sweeney, the breakout star of “Euphoria,” does not need a permission slip from cultural critics to decide how she appears in an advertisement. Neither does every provocative campaign deserve applause. Those two propositions should coexist in a country that values individual freedom.]]>

‘I do not feel safe’: The cost of 3 years of Israeli impunity for journalists in Lebanon
When visual journalist Ahmed Chihadeh came under Israeli drone fire in January 2025 while covering the return of displaced residents to the southern Lebanese town of Houla, he removed his press vest and hid his camera. “After what happened to my colleagues, and after seeing that there has still been no justice for those who […]







