Nelson Mandela long realized that sports was a great unifier.
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How To Build An Intellectual
For one young immigrant, growing up Iranian in New York City meant raising herself.
Posted inNonfiction, Story
Asking For It
Surviving sexual assualt in a world content to let women disappear.
Posted inEditor's Pick
The Curse of the Bahia Emerald, a Giant Green Rock That Ruins Lives
Meet the schemers, investors, and dreamers who were bewitched by a big green rock that might not actually be worth anything.
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How Albert Woodfox Survived Solitary
A profile of Albert Woodfox, a man originally sentenced to 50 years in prison for robbery. A member of the Black Panthers and the Angola 3, Woodfox spent over four decades in solitary confinement, despite a stunning lack of evidence against him in a prison murder.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes
Albania’s Blood Feuds
In northern Albania, vengeance is justice, but does it get people something besides more pain?
Posted inCurrent Events, History
Tennessee, Goddamn: Memphis Fights To Remove Its Confederate Monuments
The legacy of General Nathan Bedford Forrest has the city going up against the state of Tennessee.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Nonfiction, Quotes
The Mysterious Disappearance of Keith Davis
Fisheries observer Keith Davis monitored fishing vessels on international waters, devoting his life to protecting the seas — until he went missing. At Hakai Magazine, Sarah Tory reports on his disappearance.
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A Town Under Trial
What an unsolved double murder in Kentucky reveals about America’s military-industrial complex.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Eight Things You Need to Know About Me and the Beach
A white woman came up to my mother, leaned in close and said, “We whites have to stick together against the Asian invasion.” My mother was ecstatic. “She liked me! They like me here!”
