Syria Archives - 48 hills

Art Review

‘Look Me in the Eyes’ confronts the phantasmagoria of Kurdish history

Genevieve Quick - March 6, 2024

At ICA SF, Hayv Kahraman employs haunting metaphors, conveying a surreal mythology of female figures.

Opinion

Reflections on an explosion: the Beirut disaster three years on

Halim Madi - August 3, 2023

Because the catastrophe fits no grand geopolitical narrative of war and history, its destruction is easily forgotten by the world

Movies

’20 Days in Mariupol’: A war reporter must cover the ‘soft targets’ at home

Pam Grady - July 19, 2023

'When I see people who need help, I would rather drop my camera,' says Ukrainian filmmaker and journalist Mstyslav Chernov

Lit

In endless US wars, some people matter, and some people don’t

Tim Redmond - July 12, 2023

Author Norman Solomon talks about the human toll of the military machine—and why we so rarely hear about it.

Arts + Culture

Screen Grabs: Folly and excess in ‘Annette’ and ‘Nine Days’

Dennis Harvey - August 5, 2021

But a moving 'Ailey' gripping 'Sabaya,' and poignant 'What We Left Unfinished.' This week's new movies!

Movies

Screen Grabs: SF as a longtime ‘refuge for weirdos and artists’

Dennis Harvey - May 10, 2021

'Tell The We Were Here' remembers. Plus: DocLands guide, Middle East peace goals, Parkland tragedy teens

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent: Biden drops bombs in the Middle East

Reese Erlich - March 5, 2021

The new president continues the failed policies of his predecessors.

Foreign Correspondent

What’s really going on with China’s Uighurs?

Reese Erlich - February 20, 2021

Experts say US officials are seeking enemies, not the truth.

Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent: Battle lines drawn on ending Yemen War

Reese Erlich - January 22, 2021

The Biden Administration has a chance to undo a disastrous label and open the door for peace.

Screen Grabs

Screen Grabs: A trek through world cinema to scratch your travel itch

Dennis Harvey - January 21, 2021

New Brazilian Cinema series, The White Tiger, Mandabi, and films from rural Mexico to Poland, India, and Sudan

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‘Look Me in the Eyes’ confronts the phantasmagoria of Kurdish history

Reflections on an explosion: the Beirut disaster three years on

’20 Days in Mariupol’: A war reporter must cover the ‘soft targets’ at home

In endless US wars, some people matter, and some people don’t

Screen Grabs: Folly and excess in ‘Annette’ and ‘Nine Days’

Screen Grabs: SF as a longtime ‘refuge for weirdos and artists’

Foreign Correspondent: Biden drops bombs in the Middle East

What’s really going on with China’s Uighurs?

Foreign Correspondent: Battle lines drawn on ending Yemen War

Screen Grabs: A trek through world cinema to scratch your travel itch

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