In sunshiny Yemen, Abu Jandal (a nom de guerre) drives a taxi and holds forth to fascinated young men.

NEWYORKER: The Oath

The setting is a sunshiny suburban town that seems to have been scrubbed with a strong moral disinfectant, and the picture features the usual quarrels, flirtations, and pranks, culminating at the prom.

NEWYORKER: Saved!