Daniel Shkolnik

Features

DIY Electronic Productions Are Challenging What Opera Can Be

Welcome to opera in the 21st century.
Daniel Shkolnik
7.5.17
united states of addiction

Painkillers Don't Help Injuries Heal

And they're definitely not a sub-in for physical therapy.
Daniel Shkolnik
6.20.17
music video

[Premiere] All Our Favorite GIF Artists Helped Make Flux Pavilion's New Video

And this time, everybody got paid.
Daniel Shkolnik
5.25.17
healthcare

Turkey Will Now Let Syrian Doctors Treat Refugees Legally

After working illegally in their new country of residence, select MDs will get accredited.
Daniel Shkolnik
5.22.17
Tacos

'French Tacos' Are Not Tacos

Sorry, Morocco. Save for the tortillas, there's nothing Mexican about them.
Daniel Shkolnik
5.12.17
bread

M'smen Is the Best Bread You've Probably Never Eaten

Doughy, flaky, and buttery, Morocco's take on the crepe is anything but dainty.
Daniel Shkolnik
5.4.17
Recipe

M'smen Recipe

Morocco's take on the crepe is delicious with honey and butter, soft white cheese, or all by itself.
Daniel Shkolnik
5.4.17
Morocco

Inside the Moroccan Cafe Where the Rolling Stones Got Stoned

Cafe Baba—a hole in the wall in Tangier where locals come to drink mint tea and smoke kief—is legendary not for what it serves but rather for who it's served.
Daniel Shkolnik
4.17.17
Politics

Inside the Radical Squat Pushing for Gender Equality in the Anarchist Movement

Spain's economic recession has led to a proliferation of "okupas," or squats, that combine vaguely illegal housing with anarchist ideology. For the feminists of Seville's La Revolución, who occupy a 125-year-old building owned by a bank, that means no...
Daniel Shkolnik
3.1.17
Theater

The Roma Women Taking Center Stage in Spain’s Theater Scene

Residents of Europe's oldest Roma settlement, El Vacie, have long lived in poverty. But recently, they've become known for something else—their award-winning performances in classic plays.
Daniel Shkolnik
2.2.17
Crime

The Gypsies Trying to Keep Drugs and Crime Out of the 'Las Vegas' of Spain

They call themselves the "Victors," and they're providing essential services in a historically tough barrio.
Daniel Shkolnik
1.30.17
Stuff

The Rise and Fall of a Motorcycle Club Icon Turned Coke Trafficker

They called him "Robin Hood on a motorcycle," and Leroy Bolden held it down in New Haven until coke got the better of him.
Daniel Shkolnik
7.5.16
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