“Telegram has the capacity to share nearly any confidential information a government requests. Users just have to trust that it won’t.”
Krista Stevens
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How Literary Translation Can Shift the Tides of Power
“I am just one parent. What if more parents read translated books with their children?”
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What We Search For
“What they searched for wouldn’t look like a body, not anymore.”
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The Dirt on Pig-Pen
“His character was scribbled over, shaded, covered with specks…And yet — what was that dirtiness?”
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Now Entering the Golden Age of N/A Beer
Why was there no nonalcoholic option that felt modern? One that tasted, you know… good?
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Messengers From the Past
“I may have seen all there is to see at the Bosque yet I keep returning each year. It’s as though I, too, migrate to the Bosque.”
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I Became a Pastor During the Pandemic
“But faith is like sandpaper on the soul: pain brought growth.”
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I Disconnected from the Electric Grid for 8 Months—in Manhattan
“On May 22, 2022, I began an experiment. I unplugged everything in my apartment, with the goal of drawing zero power from the electric grid for one month.”
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Jelly Is Ready for Its Redemption Arc
“It’s delicious, but it’s also disgusting. It looks inedible, but it is edible.”