I don’t pretend to understand the intricacies of Syria’s politics or the motivations of ISIS completely. I read, share, and little by little, I learn.
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The Vanishing: What Happened to the Thousands Still Missing in Mexico?
More than 23,000 people have gone missing during Mexico’s drug wars. Every year, their families make a trek to Monterrey seeking answers.
Posted inNonfiction
The Icy Elegance of Arthur Ashe … And the Passion of Muhammad Ali
The sportsmen’s lives read as a conversation on what it means to be American.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Does This Ex-Con Know the NBA Better Than LeBron?
A profile of disgraced NBA referee Tim Donaghy, who served time in prison for using his insider knowledge to place bets on basketball games.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
Celebrating the Trans Community: A Reading List
Every story is, of course, different, though the American media prizes a certain, clean-cut narrative of triumph over adversity. Trans is an umbrella term; it encompasses a variety of gender identities, a million stories.
Posted inMember Pick, Nonfiction, Story
Platinum: A Singer Visits a Women’s Prison
“You have to carry your truth into reality.”
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
A Commercial Surrogacy Gone Wrong in Thailand
It seems as if everyone is a victim in this story: The commissioning parents, the surrogate mother and the baby, too. Maneenuchanert disagrees. “I don’t feel sad for them,” she says. “Patidta is the only victim here, because they don’t allow her to see the baby. They see the baby as a product that comes […]
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The Art of Running from the Police
A young man concerned that the police will take him into custody comes to see danger and risk in the mundane doings of everyday life. To survive outside prison, he learns to hesitate when others walk casually forward, to see what others fail to notice, to fear what others trust or take for granted.
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Platinum: A Singer Visits a Women’s Prison
Singer Thao Nguyen’s chance encounter with a woman who hasn’t given up.
Posted inMember Pick, Nonfiction
Platinum: A Singer Visits a Women’s Prison
“You have to carry your truth into reality.”
