#A disputed letter, a controversial syndicate, and “strange rituals”: Behind the collapse of Travis Scott’s Pyramids show

#A disputed letter, a controversial syndicate, and “strange rituals”: Behind the collapse of Travis Scott’s Pyramids show

The reveal of Travis Scott’s fourth album Utopia was supposed to come with a performance at the Pyramids of Giza. The Musicians’ Syndicate led the charge in having the show canceled. Travis Scott. Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP via Getty Images   Last Tuesday (July 18), a group little known outside of Egypt caused…

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#Syrian Refugee Sara Mardini on Her Long Swim to Freedom, Netflix’s ‘The Swimmers’ and Her Trial

#Syrian Refugee Sara Mardini on Her Long Swim to Freedom, Netflix’s ‘The Swimmers’ and Her Trial

“Many imagine the Mediterranean as water, sea, and nature,” says Sara Mardini. “But for me, and for many others, it’s a graveyard. It’s literally a death sentence.” Mardini narrows her dark eyes and smiles. The 27-year-old knows what she’s talking about. Seven years ago, she and her sister Yusra, both fleeing war-torn Syria, found themselves…

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