By: Maria Varas For centuries, Saint Catherine’s Monastery existed in isolation from the rest of the world in the Sinai Peninsula. Since the Monastery’s 6th-century founding by Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, Greek Orthodox monks have congregated to pray at the site where it is said that Moses spoke to God on behalf of the Israelites […]
By: Anne Boniface In October of this year, satellite images of the Darfur region in Sudan captured shocking and horrific images: clusters of deep red stains dotting the city of El-Fasher. Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab confirmed these pools were blood, evidence of the mass killings carried out in mere hours by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). In […]
By: Spencer Robinson In recent years, professional sports have entered a new phase that few observers fully anticipated: the convergence of billion-dollar private-equity firms and storied franchises that once seemed immune to the rhythms of high finance. The arrival of institutional capital marks a turning point in the business of sport, but the way that arrival […]
By: Samuel Hendler “IIIITTTT’SSS TIIIIIMMMEEEE!!” Bruce Buffer’s short phrase is a household saying, captivating the sports and entertainment world. Dana White’s Ultimate Fighting Championship (the “UFC”) has risen from small-scale fights at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey to the largest stage on Trump’s backyard at the White House on June 14, 2026. Recently, in August 2025, […]
