In his new cookbook, The Simple Art of Rice, chef JJ Johnson shares a recipe for a giant seafood paella inspired by the one his grandmother used to make. When James Beard award-winning chef JJ Johnson owner of the fast-casual restaurant Fieldtrip in Harlem, New York, was growing up, he had Sunday night dinners at…

The highlight of a mediocre Toronto International Film Festival was this comedy about a frustrated black author, starring Jeffrey Wright. It’s now being talked about for the big prizes, writes Kaleem Aftab. In a year where many stars stayed away from the Toronto International Film Festival because of the actors’ strike, it meant more focus…

Hundreds of companies have exited Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine, but others cite revenue concerns – and even humanitarianism – as reasons to stay put. When the first airstrikes fell on Ukraine in February 2022, corporate executives with operations or holdings in Russia were forced to pick a side. This decision had significant…

Dani Wright goes in search of some of the most pristine air on the planet and finds it in an inviting place with a forbidding name: Tasmania’s Cape Grim. Extending off the rugged north-western tip of Australia’s island-state of Tasmania is a wildly remote peninsula with a bleak name: Cape Grim (officially Kennaook/Cape Grim). Few…