David Thomson on Films: 'White Material'

Stephen Solarz (1940–2010)

The Little Emirate and the World Cup

Fighting HIV With Circumcision; Getting Depressed About TB

The Worthless Babies of South Africa: A New Low in the Moral Rottenness of the Most Morally Portentous Country in the World

Hillary Clinton's Naïve, Muddled Approach to Development

Paul Kagame and Rwanda's Faux Democracy

Eat A Kangaroo, Save The Planet

How I Wish I Could Support the Dutch... Plus, Worst Call, Best Kit, Etc.

In South Africa, Missing My Favorite Univision Announcer

Cruyff's Choice

Is the World Cup Too Long?

Africa Is Dead, Long Live Holland

In Praise Of Whom?


The Unbearable Weight of World Cup History

The Good, the Bad, und die Rache

Is the Internet Making Americans More Willing to Intervene in Faraway Countries?

Armchair Experts

First They Ignore You

The Boys from Montevideo