Illustrations by Jaimee Haddad
The sun is up, and so am I, unusually early for a Saturday. It’s time to usher in the summer and make up for lost vitamin D.This weekend, if there isn’t sizzling sand in my palms, saltwater in my hair, or oil-slick conversations by the shore, then I’m kicking the can.Here’s a list of readings to take with you on your beach trips, if you have any planned. Last week's BiB A piece of peace and a Fairuz interlude Ghassan Salhab’s untitled reflections on 2024Jim Quilty reviews Ghassan Salhab’s “no title,” shot during the brief 2025 lull, which turns a drive through Beirut’s southern suburbs and the South into a stark meditation on memory, destruction, and interrupted time.A dashcam still of Dahieh from Ghassan Salhab’s ‘no title.’ (Credit: Ghassan Salhab) Ghost stories of colonial extractionIn her Netherlands debut, Larissa Sansour...
The sun is up, and so am I, unusually early for a Saturday. It’s time to usher in the summer and make up for lost vitamin D.This weekend, if there isn’t sizzling sand in my palms, saltwater in my hair, or oil-slick conversations by the shore, then I’m kicking the can.Here’s a list of readings to take with you on your beach trips, if you have any planned. Last week's BiB A piece of peace and a Fairuz interlude Ghassan Salhab’s untitled reflections on 2024Jim Quilty reviews Ghassan Salhab’s “no title,” shot during the brief 2025 lull, which turns a drive through Beirut’s southern suburbs and the South into a stark meditation on memory, destruction, and interrupted time.A dashcam still of Dahieh from Ghassan Salhab’s ‘no title.’ (Credit: Ghassan Salhab) Ghost stories of colonial extractionIn her Netherlands...
Humanitarian convoy reaches Rmeish, Ain Ibl, Dibil despite obstacles