“Is it suffering? Is it just a sign of the times?”
The Dial
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
In this week’s Top 5 we have lessons from apartheid, clever Claude, feeling bodies anew, the power of wax, and free mining.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
In this edition: gambling’s grip, a story of plumes and poachers, bemoaning American tourists in Rome, a magical history tour, and a fake poultry flinger.
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Why Are We So Afraid of Conversation?
“To let yourself be transformed by what the other person has to say.”
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What US Tech Did to Ireland
“The country is alarmingly reliant on Meta, Google and Apple.”
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The Scammer Next Door
“In India, an era of glaring inequality is also a golden age of fraud.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Recommending excellent stories by Tony Ho Tran, Rachel Aviv, Ariel Saramandi, Theo Lipsky, and Inori Roy.