As scholar and musician Akhila Ramnarayan finished reading Oliver Sack’s third essay, My Periodic Table, an idea to write a song around the same, sprung up in her mind. Intertwined in thoughts about the acclaimed late author and neurologist, the periodic element of bismuth and more, Akhila, part of the musical duo Starcracker, which also features musician Doug Carraway, has …
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress on Wednesday drops one of the world’s most polarizing politicians into the middle of an unprecedented U.S. political shake-up, a risky combination as he tries to win support from both parties for his country and its war. The national discussion over Israel’s conduct in Gaza seemed to have fallen into the background, …
