Illustrations by Jaimee Haddad
The only way I’ve been able to tackle war hyper-vigilance this week is by doing things with my hands. Anything that calls upon my not-so-refined motor skills gives me “the tick” — a word I now use as an antonym for “the ick.” Good, right?We’re leaning into things like that this week — things that get you out of your head. Here’s a list that brings together arts, archives, and craft at its most robust. Last week's BiB Saltwater hair, a drive through south Lebanon, and an oud van In ‘Souraya, Mon Amour,’ the widow does more than danceJim Quilty reviews the documentary “Souraya, Mon Amour,” in which Nicholas Khoury highlights Souraya Baghdadi's emergence from her husband Maroun Baghdadi's shadow. She resists being defined as the widow of a “genius” and reclaims her voice through her memories and archival footage.Mansour and...
The only way I’ve been able to tackle war hyper-vigilance this week is by doing things with my hands. Anything that calls upon my not-so-refined motor skills gives me “the tick” — a word I now use as an antonym for “the ick.” Good, right?We’re leaning into things like that this week — things that get you out of your head. Here’s a list that brings together arts, archives, and craft at its most robust. Last week's BiB Saltwater hair, a drive through south Lebanon, and an oud van In ‘Souraya, Mon Amour,’ the widow does more than danceJim Quilty reviews the documentary “Souraya, Mon Amour,” in which Nicholas Khoury highlights Souraya Baghdadi's emergence from her husband Maroun Baghdadi's shadow. She resists being defined as the widow of a “genius” and reclaims her voice through her memories and...
