Culture
‘Things Could Get Crazy’
Outside of Amman, women from the Talbieh refugee camp are dealing with waste one tote at a time
Visions of Portugal
On Jose Saramago’s late-in-life memoir of village life in Portugal: “When he was 83, Saramago released a memoir, which, like a missive from the grave, came into English translation in 2010, a year after he died.”
‘The Most Important Blessing Is Bread’
In Amman, writes Heather M. Surls, reverent care for bread is an economic necessity, a religious discipline, and a cultural obsession.
First Impressions
Limited knowledge leads to conjecture in films by Thailand’s Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Denmark’s Susanne Bier.
‘The Possibility of Joy’
From personal essays about Djiboutian marathon running, profiles of Uzbek arm-wrestlers, reporting about Turkey’s female hockey teams, and memoirs of Italian football glory, these pieces testify to the necessity of play.
‘Where Are You Going?’
In three contemporary films from Kazakhstan, Hungary, and Chile, awe is the antidote to savagery.
