John Aziz

2 months ago | quillette.com | Graham Daseler |Joan Smith |Jonathan Kay |John Aziz

A review of Only in America: Al Jolson and The Jazz Singer by Richard Bernstein, 252 pages (Alfred A. Knopf, 2024)Shortly after sunset on the evening of 6 October 1927, 1,400 people converged on the Warner theatre in Manhattan to watch history being made. At first, the motion picture being projected seemed fairly ordinary—a run-of-the-mill family melodrama, performed in silent pantomime, just like every other feature film before it.

2 months ago | quillette.com | Joan Smith |Jonathan Kay |John Aziz |David C. Geary

The world’s earliest named author, we’re told, was a Sumerian high priestess called Enheduanna, who lived during the 23rd century BC, writing hymns and poems in praise of a warlike female deity called Inanna. In her newly published book, The Missing Thread: A Women’s History of the Ancient World, British classicist Daisy Dunn tells us that Enheduanna even “had the forethought to sign [her compositions] with her name,” and sometimes included disturbing biographical details.

2 months ago | quillette.com | Jonathan Kay |John Aziz |David C. Geary |Lewis Halsey

When Donald Trump was first elected US President in 2016, the share of Canadians expressing “confidence” in him polled at just 22 percent. (For Barack Obama, by contrast, the corresponding figure had been 83 percent.) Four years later, perceptions were similar: In advance of the 2020 election, only 15 percent of surveyed Canadians expressed support for Trump. Even among supporters of Canada’s right-of-centre Conservative Party, Joe Biden was more popular than Trump by a 47–33 percent margin.

Jan 16, 2025 | newsweek.com | Anna Skinner |There's a Ceasefire |John Aziz |John Davenport

CLOSE X Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! Seven states are expecting heavy snow ahead of an Arctic blast that is set to descend across the U.S. beginning on Friday and lasting until early next week. Why It MattersMillions are bracing for subzero wind chills this weekend as the coldest air of the season hits most of the country. The Arctic blast will bring snow squalls to several states, and seven other states are expecting heavy snow ahead of the plunging temperatures.

Jan 16, 2025 | newsweek.com | Michelle McGahan |There's a Ceasefire |John Aziz |John Davenport

CLOSE X Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributorsWendy Williams is speaking out in a rare interview to broadcast the alleged conditions she is currently living in.