War Stories
I wrote a review essay for The Progressive on Phil Klay’s short story collection Redeployment and Sinan Antoon’s novel The Corpse Washer. …
On The Death of Klinghoffer at The Met
The Guardian took me to the opera! I attended the opening night of the opera The Death of Klinghoffer, which has stirred …
A brief reflection on Jehane Noujaim’s “The Square”
Here’s the problem with The Square, Jehane Noujaim’s documentary about Egypt. Because it decides to forgo explaining all but the most basic …
Things I learned from watching Zero Dark Thirty
Things I learned from watching Zero Dark Thirty. 1. It’s fine, really, to wear an Ann Taylor suit to your first torture …
Brooklyn is …
As read by Moustafa Bayoumi.