If you weren't around at the time, it's hard to explain just how huge We Are the World was. Recorded by a supergroup of popular musicians -- assembled on the fly on the night of the 1985 American Music Awards -- the charity single benefiting Ethiopian famine victims sold over 20 milli...
This visually stunning documentary chronicles the remarkable journey of Ethiopian runner Haile Gebrselassie, tracing his rise from humble beginnings to Olympic gold medalist and world record holder. Endurance showcases not only Gebrselassie's incredible athletic talent but also his indomitable spirit and ...
s wide-eyed innocence to sell the outrageous statements. Her best bits ask audiences to confront their own prudishness, selfishness and ignorance – she can take a bit about diamonds that sit on the tailbones of Ethiopian babies and imagine her own sort of Swiftian "Modest Proposal" for ...
Ethiopian Jews? Fifteen percent of Jews are converts (Huber, 2008): Do their noses grow once they convert to Judaism? It seems like an appropriate point here to call to mind that episode of the television show Seinfeld, in which Jerry Seinfeld took umbrage that Tim Whatley, his dentist, ...
“Josh and Benny Safdie’s Diamond District drama serves up the sensation of being a gambling addict so forcefully that I wanted to run through the streets after seeing it, so amped was I from the secondhand highs it offered. Uncut Gems starts with an accident at an Ethiopian opal mine and...
Ethiopian “tizita” is a musical genre born from this melancholic feeling, as are the American “blues.” But in the overwhelming chaos of 2020, and coincidentally from the land that gave us “ennui,” Christine and the Queens’ Héloïse Letissier captured the many heartaches of a world ...
but what makes it special is the bread that you eat with it called “injera.” It’s made from Ethiopian grains that can only be found in the motherland. Another thing is that they use ancient-human utensils—hands, which they claim to be the cleanest because no one else uses them but...
One concert that meant a lot to me was Hailu Mergia, the Ethiopian jazz pianist. It was the first time that The New York Times came to do a review. Adrian Grenier and Heather Graham were there, dancing in the front. It was exactly what I had envisioned, recontextualizing this sort of...
Some of Seattle’s best restaurants are in this neighborhood, with options for everything from Thai and Ethiopian cuisine to vegan fare and juicy burgers. For a foolproof plan, grab dinner at Annapurna Cafe and ice cream at Molly Moon’s before heading to one of the area’s many bars. ...