“How American tourists took over everything.”
The Dial
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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.
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The Future of Climate Change Is on Mauritius
“Freak tornadoes, ‘explosions’ of jellyfish, flash floods and dried up pumps.”
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Can a Comma Solve a Crime?
“How forensic linguists use grammar, syntax and vocabulary to help crack cold cases.”
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“It’s Time to Play Ball, British Style”
“A hot dog, a Pimm’s cup and two national anthems: The cultural dissonance of watching America’s pastime in London.”
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Recommending stories from Emily Bazelon, Eva Holland, Kevin Pang, Jessica Traynor, and David Pierce.
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Memory Machines
“Data centers have proliferated across Ireland, at great cost.”