This is what the Defector staff enjoyed reading in 2024.

Celebrate Hanukkah and Kwanzaa with hands-on activities, hear seasonal opera and showtunes in a dive bar, and make plans for ...

From setting their phone's language as Arabic, to making connections between their culture and the Arab world's history, ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his two-day visit to Kuwait, met with Abdullah Al Baroun and Abdul Lateef Al Nesef, the ...

Our incognito inspectors look back at some of their most memorable culinary and cocktail moments of the year in places ...

Many vacationers head to the Maldives solely to relax on the beach – and for good reason. The sugar white sand and striking turquoise water – practically unmatched in its clarity anywhere in ...

A Christmas Story: At the risk of blasphemy, you don’t actually need to watch the movie “A Christmas Story” every single year. (And certainly not for 24 consecutive hours.) Certainly not when you can ...

With discounts of a minimum of 70%, parents can shop for stylish, comfy clothes at a fraction of the price. Get ready to make your little ones look fabulous.

Sarah Burris is a long-time veteran of political campaigns, having worked as a fundraiser and media director across the United States. She transitioned into reporting while working for Rock the ...

The US-based charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) dismissed dozens of Palestinian Arab staff members working in Gaza after Israel alleged that at least 62 of them had links to terrorist groups ...

These stories, and more, are in your five things to know this Tuesday. 1. Water distribution, classes asynchronous in Whitehall due to water shutoff The distribution will begin at 8 a.m. at the ...