Dear Eric: I recently hired a painter who I’ve hired before. He told me to text him my colors and he collected the paint from the paint store. I was home while he painted and noticed that the name of ...

The Arabic-language film, Israel’s Academy Award submission this year, has ignited criticism on the left and the right. On Thursday, it opens the Other Israel Film Festival in Manhattan.

Slate’s archives are full of fascinating stories. We’re republishing this article because it remains a reader favorite. It was originally published April 12, 2017. In 2022, the author of this piece, ...