The age-old evil: The importance of rejecting antisemitism in every form
Anti-Semitism, or the hatred of Jews simply for being Jewish, is labeled an “ancient evil,” and with good reason—it dates back to at least the 3rd century BC in places like Hellenistic Egypt. The ancient Greeks and Romans often viewed Jewish communities with suspicion, primarily because these communities didn’t conform to the religious and social […]
‘It was a challenge to film both sides’: the struggle to portray Kenya’s age-old land dispute | Movies
TKenya's Laikipia Plateau is a wildlife sanctuary and popular safari destination, home to all five of Africa's animals. The simmering local conflict between indigenous pastoralist communities and long-standing white farmers has so far received little attention from the international community. But The Battle of Laikipia, shot by two veteran filmmakers, award-winning Kenyan documentary director Peter […]
Ultra-rare photo of newborn great white shark may help unravel age-old mysteries
You’ll need a bigger ship — Finally. Two men filming drone footage off California’s central coast may have accidentally captured the first sighting of a newborn great white shark. Wildlife filmmaker Carlos Gauna and University of California, Riverside biological biologist Philip Stearns were filming coastal waters near Santa Barbara on July 9, 2023, when the […]