Somewhere, a poppy grows in a field—a small scarlet beam of remembrance, death, and honor. If you’re familiar with the pop culture history of the poppy, you might think of a Van Gogh still life [...]
If a city could be raped, Qaraqosh would be that city. But, instead of wearing a stocking mask, her attacker was cloaked in the black flag of ISIS. That beastly army lurked outside this Christian [...]
