Max J. Rosenthal

Digital Editor

Max J. Rosenthal is a former Digital Editor PRI.org. He has previously reported for The Huffington Post in Beirut and Cairo, and the Associated Press in Jerusalem. He's also a veteran of the US Army and a so-so Arabic speaker. He's covered mostly foreign news and military affairs, but also loves a good sports story and anything space-related.

Max holds degrees from the University of Virginia and Columbia Journalism School.

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Culture

Leonard Nimoy, 'Star Trek''s Spock, dies at 83

PRI's The World

February 27, 2015

Leonard Nimoy, most famous for playing Spock in the original "Star Trek" TV show and many of the franchise's movies, died on Friday at the age of 83

Arts

Drones are everywhere — even on rugs

PRI's The World

February 03, 2015

Weavers in Afghanistan and Pakistan have long used military-themed designs on their rugs. Now drones are getting their turn as a rug motif.

Culture

These never-before-seen WWII photos are 'just the tip of the iceberg'

PRI's The World

January 23, 2015

Finding and developing previously-forgotten film has been Levi Bettweiser's hobby for almost two years, and he created the Rescued Film Project to document his finds. Now a big new trove of World War II photos has the project in the spotlight.

Technology

The year of surveillance is finally over

PRI's The World

December 30, 2014

Surveillance was all over the news in 2014, and we learned plenty of new ways governments and companies have found to track everyday users. Here's a list of eight ways we found out our privacy was under attack this year.

Conflict

The Army is getting serious about cyberwarfare

PRI's The World

December 12, 2014

Modern war isn't always fought on a physical battlefield, and the US Army is making new moves to try and keep hackers and cyber attacks away from its computers. Yet some of these vital battles are being fought by young men and women who are new to the field themselves.

Culture

Seven words and phrases used by soldiers that we could all learn from

PRI's The World

October 30, 2014

The military picked up plenty of slang and phrases over the course of its wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and pretty much all of it is unprintable or unknown to people who didn't serve. Here are a few choice terms that you can put to use.

Global Politics

Kim Jong-Un is back! Who cares?

PRI's The World

October 13, 2014

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un finally made another public appearance on Monday, or so the country's state media claims. But no matter what, his disappearance — and reemergence — didn't seem to have much of an effect in North Korea itself.

Justice

More and more cities are saying goodbye, Columbus

The Takeaway

October 13, 2014

For one community, Columbus Day is a marker of genocide and shame. For another, it's a celebration of history and heritage. Now some cities like Seattle, Portland and Minneapolis are siding with the former, rebranding the holiday as Indigenous Peoples Day.

Arts

How do you make a movie about jazz? Add plenty of blood

Sideshow

October 12, 2014

When Damien Chazelle wrote a film based on his experiences as a young jazz drummer, he got plenty of encouraging comments — and no funding. So he shot an intense, violent scene from the surprisingly bloody movie to showcase his project, and Whiplash is now highly sought after following a big win at Sundance.

Books

How air conditioning got Ronald Reagan elected president

Innovation Hub

October 04, 2014

Ronald Reagan couldn't have become president without Southern votes, and many of those votes simply wouldn't have been there without the invention of air conditioning. Such innovations and their unforeseen consequences on history are the subject of a new book from Steven Johnson.

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