People speak of hope as if it is this delicate, ephemeral thing made of whispers and spider's webs. It's not. Hope has dirt on her face, blood on her knuckles, the grit of the cobblestones in her hair, and just spat out a tooth as she rises for another go.

Finally after years of teasing by Turkish ice cream vendors, this kid takes revenge …..😀😀👌

First female Palestinian beer-maker brews success, despite multifaceted challenges timesofisrael.com/first-female-p…

Where I unpack the long awaited and much needed opening sequence of #HouseoftheDragon HBO Max @DisneyPlusHS Game of Thrones #georgerrmartin #Targaryen

This is how I want to conquer obstacles

This is freakishly spot on. I really wanted to like #Bramhashtra more so because the #BoycottbollywoodForever gang has been getting on my last nerve. But alas

Who thought rivals can feel like this towards each other. That’s the beauty of sport. This is the most beautiful sporting picture ever for me🙌❤️🫶🏼. When your companions cry for you, you know why you’ve been able to do with your god given talent.Nothing but respect for these 2.

the mind boggles

All those who didn’t want Virat Kohli in the World Cup squad I hope are eating their words

Kohlijoog.

Why did Claude Monet love the colour blue so much? Well, it all began with four friends and a mistake...

Freelancers: What's the one thing your non-freelance friends and family don't get about your job? I've struggled with people thinking I'm around and available all the time because "you set your own hours"

A Titanic tourist submarine has gone missing and a rescue operation is underway. The submarine, which can hold up to five people, tours the wreckage of the Titanic for $250,000 per person.

Can hardly wait. Also that theme track!

When did the Titanic become a tourist attraction for rich gawkers? I'm thinking of all the refugee vessels that have capsized this year--not one of them was deemed worthy enough to spark a search and rescue on this scale.

Didn't think my last piece from Jerusalem would be this one

An audio version of my piece on the Israel-Hamas war

Watched the deeply moving and subtly amusing documentary Agent of Happiness and wrote about it for The Federal Highly recommend you all watch this one whenever you get the chance thefederal.com/films/agent-of…

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