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Locked Outside the Gates of Europe

by Krista Stevens November 9, 2022November 9, 2022

“Caught between pandemic and bureaucracy, Algerian migrants try to find meaning in statelessness.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Taken Under Fascism, Spain’s ‘Stolen Babies’ Are Learning the Truth

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands September 28, 2022October 20, 2022

“Thousands of Spanish children were taken from hospitals and sold to wealthy Catholic families. This is Ana Belén Pintado’s story.”

Posted inStory

All that Glitters

by Longreads February 4, 2021October 12, 2022

Greed, grift, and murder in the black market for gold.

Posted inFeatured, Food, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature

This Visionary Chef Has Unlocked the Secrets of the Sea Floor. Can He Change the Way We Eat?

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands January 29, 2021October 19, 2022

Harvesting rice from the sea? This Spanish chef dreams big.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Seeding the Ocean: Inside a Michelin-Starred Chef’s Revolutionary Quest to Harvest Rice From the Sea

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands January 22, 2021October 19, 2022

Can eelgrass — and the innovation of Spanish chef Ángel León — change the way we feed the world?

Posted inEditor's Pick

Have Rogue Orcas Really Been Attacking Boats in the Atlantic?

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands November 13, 2020October 19, 2022

In the past six months, there have been at least 40 reported incidents involving orcas off the coasts of Spain and Portugal.

Posted inEditor's Pick

An Ocean Away From the Sanctuary of Manhattan, Signs of Peaceful Coexistence

by Sari Botton July 29, 2019October 19, 2022

As a Jewish New Yorker, Candy Schulman is surprised to find a small town in Andalusia celebrating the co-existence of Christian, Muslim, and Jewish cultures, despite the area’s dark racist history.

Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Featured, Nonfiction

An Ocean Away From the Sanctuary of Manhattan, Signs of Peaceful Coexistence

by Longreads July 29, 2019October 19, 2022

As a Jewish New Yorker, Candy Schulman is surprised to find a small town in Andalusia celebrating the coexistence of Christian, Muslim, and Jewish cultures, despite the area’s dark racist history.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Featured, Nonfiction, Story

An Ocean Away From the Sanctuary of Manhattan, Signs of Peaceful Coexistence

by Longreads July 29, 2019October 19, 2022

As a Jewish New Yorker, Candy Schulman is surprised to find a small town in Andalusia celebrating the coexistence of Christian, Muslim, and Jewish cultures, despite the area’s dark racist history.

detailed carvings on an archway at the alhambra in granada, spain
Posted inFeatured, Nonfiction, Quotes

Alexander Chee: ‘He thought I wanted monogamy more than him, and I didn’t.’

by Krista Stevens April 19, 2017October 19, 2022

Alexander Chee didn’t realize that his boyfriend, M., was pretending to be someone content to be monogamous.

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