Ishaan Tharoor

Picturing the Holy Land: 12 Photographers Chart a Region's Complexities

This Place is the collective product, nearly a decade in the making, of 12 ...

This Place is the collective product, nearly a decade in the making, of 12 renowned photographers who each took up residence for a spell in Israel and the West Bank.

Before Noah: Myths of the Flood Are Far Older Than the Bible

While the Hollywood blockbuster has been a hit, it has also faced oppositio...

While the Hollywood blockbuster has been a hit, it has also faced opposition from Christians and Muslims angry with its supposed misrepresentation of their scriptures. But tales of great floods did not begin with the Bible

President Vladimir Putin delivers his address on the Crimean referendum on reunification with Russia in the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, on March 18, 2014.

It's Not Just Putin: Russia's Obsession With Crimea Is Centuries-Old

Russian President Vladimir Putin's power play draws on Crimea's almost sacr...

Russian President Vladimir Putin's power play draws on Crimea's almost sacred place in the Russian imagination as the annexation of Ukraine's contentious peninsula continues

Zack Snyder and the West Should Stop Killing Ancient Persians

The story of '300: Rise of an Empire' comes from a graphic novel, but it's ...

The story of '300: Rise of an Empire' comes from a graphic novel, but it's based on a travesty of history that has long existed in the Western imagination

Protesters raise their hands in a sign of peace after the Bolivarian National Guard cut the march in two parts, not allowing part of the march to continue, Caracas, March 4, 2013.

3 Reasons Venezuela's Protesters Won't Win

A day after Venezuela commemorated the one-year death anniversary of its ch...

A day after Venezuela commemorated the one-year death anniversary of its charismatic and demagogic former President Hugo Chavez, the clashes and protests that have roiled the country for weeks showed no sign of abating. At...