“A certain image of the tiger mom— strict, cold and demanding—is ubiquitous in popular culture. Why?”
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Recommending stories by Alice Hines, Maggie Harrison Dupré, Katie Engelhart, Pooja Bhatia, and Tom Lamont.
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Nairobi to New York and Back: the Loneliness of the Internationally Educated Elite
“Every year, hundreds of Kenyans head off to study at elite universities in the US and UK. On graduating, many find themselves in a strange position: unable to fit in abroad, but no longer feeling like they belong back home.”
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Inside the Vatican’s Secret Saint-Making Process
“Canonization has long been a way for the Catholic church to shape its image. The Vatican is preparing to anoint its first millennial saint, but how does it decide who is worthy?”
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Recommending stories from Kate Mossman, Luke Winkie, Lou Stoppard, Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne, and Rosa Lyster.
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I Was 14. He Was 22. If It Wasn’t Grooming, What Is?
“The world has normalized these stories of abuse. After four years, I freed myself – but how much had I already been shaped?”
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‘All These Normal People, Packed Into a Human Lasagne’: My Glamour-Free Night at the Oscars
“While the cameras lingered on the stars in Los Angeles, thousands of non-celebrities were whooping it up in the Dolby theatre’s cheap seats. I was one of them.”
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Ukraine’s Death-Defying Art Rescuers
“When Putin invaded, a historian in Kyiv saw that Ukraine’s cultural heritage was in danger. So he set out to save as much of it as he could.”
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This Man Saved his Town From Deadly Floodwaters. So Why Did the Us Government Try to Stop Him?
“Windell Curole built a vast levee to protect his district from disappearing into the ocean—despite federal resistance to his plan.”
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Recommending excellent stories by Charlotte Higgins, Lex Pryor, Michael Hardy, Elissa Altman, and Brad Phillips.
