Every story we selected for the number five slot in our weekly newsletter, in a handy digest.
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Posted inEditor's Pick
Just for Kicks: Japan’s Sneaker Obsession Rebounds
Interest in Japan’s limited edition shoes has crossed from Japanese collectors into the global mainstream, but a lot has changed about the original sneaker culture of the 1990s.
Posted inFeature
Letter from Manhattan 2

On trying to be a “world citizen”—and how expat life rarely delivers on its promises.
Posted inReading List
‘This Stuff is Alive’: A Global Folk Music Reading List
Six pieces that demonstrate the timelessness of ever-changing sonic traditions.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List, Story
For the Love of Wordle: A Reading List on Puzzles and Games
Seven longreads on the communal pastime of puzzles, games, and crosswords.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Honky-Tonk Tokyo
Country music became popular in Japan after World War II. Today, Tokyo has a vibrant underground country music scene.
Posted inFeature
The Expanding Table: Honoring Palestinian Culinary Tradition in Arkansas
For one baker and educator in Northwest Arkansas, food is a connection to her family’s roots in Gaza—and an essential way to share the stories of their culture.
Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature
Can Japan Break Its Addiction to Disposable Packaging?
One of the most technologically advanced countries in the world pays a high ecological price for its many culinary conveniences.
Posted inCurrent Events, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
‘Hand to hand to hand’: How Coronavirus Spread Aboard the Diamond Princess
“…the ship…provided the world’s best data set on the virus, confirming crucial facts about how the disease spread, especially through asymptomatic carriers.”
Posted inFeature
Age, Sex, Location
Chatrooms taught me everything I needed to know about what real people were like before I had to grow up and become one of them.
