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Today is September 11th—twenty-four years since that morning when America was struck and the illusion of invincibility was shattered.
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How Much More Blood? Massacre in Jerusalem
Six murdered, fifteen wounded at Ramot Junction. The deadliest attack in Jerusalem in a year
Sep 8
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The End
The Apocalypse of Self and the World
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Israel Doesn’t Owe You an Explanation
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This Is Not a War with ‘Hamas’—It’s a War with Palestine
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The Moral Collapse of Hasbara
May 22
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Israel: Atlas of the West
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Israel's Last Wake-Up Call
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Israel Created Palestine
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Aesthetics
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Our Trains Move Faster, But Where Are We Heading?
An Essay on Travel, Time, and the Transformation of Culture
Aug 27
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What’s the Most Beautiful Building in the World?
The West has forgotten what beauty means.
Aug 6
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The Aesthetics Manifesto
Aesthetics Before Politics: The Lost Virtue of Beauty
Mar 6
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The Untouched Sanctity of the Concert Hall
How Classical Music Remains a Final Stronghold of Artistic Integrity
Feb 18
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Why Should You Care About Art?
In 2015, a “modern art” installation titled “Where Are We Going to Dance Tonight?” by the so-called Italian artist couple Goldschmied & Chiari was…
Jul 7, 2024
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Israel
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How Much More Blood? Massacre in Jerusalem
Six murdered, fifteen wounded at Ramot Junction. The deadliest attack in Jerusalem in a year
Sep 8
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Israel Created Palestine
So Why the Shock When the West Recognizes It?
Aug 13
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The Starvation: Israel’s Greatest Crime
They say we are starving Gaza.
Jul 28
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After the Sirens: Over Eternal Rest
A Meditation on Art, War, and Endurance
Jul 27
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Israel's Last Wake-Up Call
A Moral Reckoning in Four Movements
Jul 12
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Atlas Collapsed
How Israel 'Won' the War—and Lost the Future
Jun 24
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Gustav Mahler at 165: The Birth of a Universe
July 7, 1860 — July 7, 2025
Jul 7
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TÁR: A Symphony Without A Soul
I don’t usually write film reviews.
May 20
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Don’t Be Scared of Mahler!
A Listener’s Journey into the Epic Symphonies You Think Aren’t for You
Apr 29
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When the Music’s Over: Tchaikovsky’s Pathétique and the Power of Silence
Tchaikovsky’s reputation as a master of emotional storytelling, reinforced by his epic 4th and 5th symphonies, sets high expectations for a work filled…
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