Daily Life
A Renowned Paraclimber On Pushing Herself & Proving Others Wrong
In her film, Stumped, which appeared in last year’s Reel Rock outdoor sports and rock climbing film showcase, adaptive climber Maureen Beck says, “People look ……Read More
Lifestyle
Books
Friday Finds: Maan Abu Taleb on Music Writing in Arabic
Bidoun Mix #4 is an interview with — and mixtape from — author-editor Ma’n Abu Taleb: In it, Abu Taleb, the author of All the Battles (translated ……Read More
Books
Published Without Permission: Israeli Anthology of Arab Women Writers
Earlier this month, activists, scholars, and authors began circulating the news that the Israeli publisher Resling had published an “Arab Spring” anthology of stories by Arab ……Read More
Books
Book Banning in Kuwait: How, Why, & What Comes Next
“They don’t even provide a reason, just a highlighting of the offending pages, as though the problem with them were self-evident.” The state of book-banning in ……Read More
Daily Life
The Truth Behind Those Viral Sex Trafficking Warning Tweets You Keep Seeing
The summer of scams is apparently not over. The latest, however, is more of an un-scam, or something people have been led to believe is ……Read More
Fashion
You Can Already Buy Some Of The New Disney x Coach Collection
On Tuesday, Coach debuted its latest Americana-inspired collection at New York Fashion Week. And while we’re sure you caught the industrial set-up, the star-studded front ……Read More