Auckland hosted a staged reading of Ukrainian playwright Maria Starozhytska’s partly autobiographical play about war, separation and life between Ukraine and New Zealand.

Breads Bakery's chocolate babka. Photos by Yana Krasnitskaya By Yana Krasnitskaya Growing up, what I thought of as "babka" ...

Over the past half-decade or so, much has changed in the way we live, work and play in our cities. It wasn’t too long ago that lockdowns rendered the city centre all but obsolete and brought to the ...

Leah Koenig’s latest book celebrates desserts, featuring 100 Jewish sweets to enjoy throughout the year—for holidays, Shabbat, and everyday occasions. I chose this recipe for its moist texture and ...

The horrors of the Russia-Ukraine war continue to haunt the world, and this time, tennis star Dayana Yastremska was among those affected. On Saturday, Russia launched a missile and drone attack on ...

We meet again, honey cake. Yes, in the past it has felt a little like honey cake was my nemesis. The last time I wrote about this somewhat divisive Rosh Hashanah dessert, I handed off a fall-spun ...

The Torah calls Israel "the land of milk and honey," and that theme ran through many of the stories that I heard growing up. But so many of my relatives have memories of honey from Ethiopia as well: ...

Everyone remembers a blackcurrant bush from their grandmother’s garden. Ripe berries in the sun, tart flavor in the palms of your hands, compotes, jams, pies – all these memories smell like a happy ...

The reigning national champion UCLA women’s basketball team has suffered a big blow a month before opening its title defense. The Bruins announced on Sunday that sophomore guard Lena Bilic... NY Post ...

The LSU women's hoops program is losing one of its star players. Tigers center Kate Koval has announced she is stepping away from the team, but her exit has nothing to do with playing time or NIL ...

Kate Koval is stepping away from LSU women’s basketball for personal reasons, head coach Kim Mulkey said Monday. The announcement came 10 days after the Tigers signed 17-year-old Russian center Anna ...

Ukrainian drone teams demolished a brigade of US Army tanks and armored vehicles during a live war game held this year—but the US soldiers were lucky enough to get “respawn” attempts while learning ...