“Imprisoned political activist Paul Rusesabagina, whose story inspired the Oscar-nominated film Hotel Rwanda, will be released from his incarceration as early as Saturday morning, senior Rwandan and Qatari officials have told Semafor.” (SEMAFOR)
“The Hague’s decision to issue an arrest warrant for the Russian leader reverberates far beyond Moscow and Ukraine.” (Janine DiGiovani/Vanity Fair)
“Fifteen years ago, shortly after I’d left the place, Credit Suisse was flying high ... When John Mack was brought in as CEO of the investment banking unit in July 2001, he pitched a potential hire: ‘Brian, I’ve got the biggest, most fucked-up company in the world right here. Come back…and help me fix it.’ It took some time but, on the surface at least, it looked like things got fixed.” (Net Interest)
Nan Goldin’s Happy Ending. (Kate Dwyer/NYMag)
Is the umbrella term ‘Asian American’ even accurate anymore? (NBC News)
"IN ONE SENSE, today’s US congressional hearing on TikTok was a big success: It revealed, over five hours, how desperately the United States needs national data-privacy protections—and how lawmakers believe, somehow, that taking swipes at China is a suitable alternative. For some, the job on Thursday was casting the hearing's only witness, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew, as a stand-in for the Chinese government—in some cases, for communism itself—and then belting him like a side of beef. " (WIRED)
“Trolled by Trump, Again Thoughts after a week of waiting and waiting for the indictment that the former President promised." (Susan Galsser/TNY)
20 years under Rwanda's 'benevolent dictator' (DW/ 2020)
"The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last week sparked a number of debates. Was SVB ‘too big to fail?’ Was the Biden administration response a 'bailout?' Are the libertarian-leaning tech CEOs hypocrites?" (Jacobin)
"Chinese media coverage of the war in Ukraine has been extensive. The close nature of the China-Russia “quasi-alliance” means that Chinese military analysts have not engaged in the ruthless critiques of Russian military performance that have been commonplace in the West. Yet, Chinese military analyses are still probing deeply for lessons to understand the shape of modern warfare. They have taken particular interest in the U.S. employment of novel weapons and strategies. " (The Diplomat)
"Whose Test Results Should East Palestine Believe? With their long-term credibility on the line, environmental and health officials need to agree upon more comprehensive testing protocols." (TAP)
Lana Del Rey’s ‘Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’: All 16 Tracks Ranked (Billboard)
"In an address to the country tonight, Netanyahu said he will press ahead with an explosive judicial-reform proposal that has drawn hundreds of thousands of Israelis to the streets and has attracted fierce criticism from a wide segment of Israeli society. At the same time, as The Times of Israel emphasizes, Netanyahu said he will tone down the proposal and acknowledged protesters’ concerns." (Fareeds Global Briefing)
Why Trump’s Hush Money Matters. (Amanda Carpenter/The Bullwark)
Swarm co-creator on the 'uphill battle' for Black creators to tell stories that aren't 'happy' (EW)
"Rahul Gandhi, one of the last national figures standing in political opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, was disqualified as a member of Parliament on Friday, sending shock waves across the country’s political scene and devastating the once-powerful Indian National Congress party Mr. Gandhi leads." (NYT)
"Attempted book bans and restrictions at school and public libraries continue to surge, setting a record in 2022, according to a new report from the American Library Association released Thursday." (AP)
"It is not often that the opening of a traveling museum exhibition — years, if not decades, in the making — is so well-timed that the curators and artists behind it might evince clairvoyancy. Yet that is clearly the case with Whitfield Lovell: Passages, a landmark show debuting at the Boca Raton Museum of Art, which brings together a suite of monumental installations by the artist that beckon viewers to contemplate the larger human quest for equality and the pursuit of a better life — aspirations that transcend time and geography." (Avenue)
Ahmed Best, a.k.a. Jar Jar Binks, returns to ‘Star Wars’ galaxy as ‘Mandalorian’ Jedi (LAT)