Amanda Smith is a freelance journalist and writer. She reports on culture, society, human interest and technology. Her stories hold a mirror to society, reflecting both its malaise and its beauty.

We speak with leading Israeli American historian Omer Bartov about his latest essay for The New York Times, headlined “I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.” Bartov cites the United Nations ...

I Know What You Did Last Summer, the reboot of the 1997 slasher hit starring Freddie Prinze Jr. and Jennifer Love Hewitt, has an end-credits scene that fans will not want to miss. Directed by Jennifer ...

A month after the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, I believed there was evidence that the Israeli military had committed war crimes and potentially crimes against humanity in its counterattack ...