Venice Crowns ‘Woman Unknown’

May El-Toukhy takes the Golden Lion as class, power and inequality dominate the festival

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Venice 2026: The Rich, the Powerful, and the Cost of Looking Away

Standout films on Musk, Gaza, and class conflict turn power and moral failure into gripping cinema

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Since When Did It Become A Crime To Be a Jewish Writer?

PEN’S latest scandal should be the final wakeup call

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PEN President Resigns To Protest the Uncovering of Antisemitism

How did an organization designed to protect writers end up abandoning Jews to persecution?

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