Massood Sanjer, Afghanistan’s most famous radio host, had an unlikely start to his career as a beacon of free speech. Under the Taliban rule, his voice used to carry Taliban propaganda all over the world.
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Elegy in Times Square
A former teenage peep show girl looks back on a queer love story that began in New York’s notorious red-light district.
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Elegy in Times Square
A former teenage peep show girl looks back on a queer love story that began in New York’s notorious red-light district.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Story
Manic Street Preachers’ Album The Holy Bible
How a band seemingly out of step with its times outlasted so many of its indulgent, in-step contemporaries.
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The Shallowness of Google Translate
Despite advances in machine learning and ever-bigger datasets, rumors of human translators’ imminent demise are greatly exaggerated.
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It’s Not You, It’s Me: A Breakup Reading List
A late bloomer as far as relationships go, my first encounter with heartbreak came from the track. It was junior year. The district meet: all big Texas sky and girls next to me adjusting hair ties and heat waves shimmering ahead. At that point in my life, I had devoted myself entirely to running. I […]
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Alternative Reality: ‘Howard Buffett’s Border War’
Redlining, immersive sound installations, a hidden mural and more in this edition of Alternative Reality.
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‘Writing This Book Was a Weird Séance ’: An Interview With Deborah Levy
“If you have the depth, the surface can be as light as it’s possible to make it…I don’t mind that ‘Swimming Home’ is sometimes described as a ‘beach read’ — actually that’s a triumph.”
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Remembering Roky Erickson
Despite ongoing personal struggle, the psychedelic rock pioneer left a singular body of work that continues to influence musicians and challenge listeners.
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Theatre of Wokeness
Are we having a surface-level reckoning?
