Tabby Refael (@TabbyRefael on X and Instagram) is an award-winning writer, speaker, and weekly columnist.
Seth Rogen is a famous actor, writer and filmmaker, but his wife, Lauren, is a formidable writer, director and producer. And as soon as I met Lauren, I knew she had a story to tell.
To expect someone who could face arrest back home (and put the safety of his community at risk) to speak truthfully about such issues is fantastically naive.
At 85, he is one of the most fast-witted, clarity-driven, and funniest people I know.
It’s easy to be in awe of Pearl. He’s been called “one of the giants in the field of artificial intelligence” by UCLA computer science professor Richard Korf.
It may be hard to believe, but a pet like Georgie is just another reminder that my family and I are truly Americans now.
In his songs, Salehi has criticized the regime’s devastating corruption.
Last week, I was deeply moved by news of the wedding of a young woman named Tamar Fogel in Israel.
For a year-and-a-half, I’ve been privy to the pains of some friends as they’ve struggled with being married and raising children in a pandemic that, let’s face it, has the potential to bring out the worst in others.
Twenty-four Angelenos perished on 9/11; the youngest was only three years old. In asking “Where Were You On 9/11?”, we also wanted to know how some processed the horrific events in New York through the timeline and possible trauma of their own lives.
Some Americans who watched the horrific events of 9/11 on television felt anger. Others felt grief. My family and I felt both, but as refugees who escaped post-revolutionary Iran, we worried that the enemies we had left behind had come back for us.
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