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Authorities are violently cracking down on protesters who oppose a bill that would extradite people to China. Is resistance futile? By CG Fewston.

Burano - an unsung Island of Italy where rainbow coloured houses will leave you amazed can be the right fit for your next tour. The dazzling fisherman cottages, unforgettable boat rides in the canal maze, native art and crafts, lacework dresses, local delicacies, and cultural diversity of this stunning place attract a large number of visitors. In essence, a trip to this canal city is worth it. So, feel free to add this island in your bucket list and plan your visit in the offing.

Nothing completely prepares a rookie for mushing a thousand miles across Alaska in the dead of winter. But when it comes together—thanks to your dogs, your friends, and your own hard work—it's magic.

In thick woods and swamplands and on small river islands, they bided their time. By Keri Leigh Merritt.

On March 22, 2018, I was rushed to the hospital for life-saving surgery. Due to complications with the procedure, I didn’t regain full, coherent consciousness until the second week in April. For three weeks I was stuck inside my own mind, subject to a seemingly unending series of dreams.... By Michael Fahey.

B.C. native Sebastian Woodroffe went to Peru seeking enlightenment through mind-altering drugs. Then he and his shaman ended up dead. By Scott Anderson.

How to make the trip from Sijilmasa to Oualata, circa 1352. By François-Xavier Fauvelle.

Love it or leave it. Have you heard someone say this? Or have you said it? Anyone who has heard these five words knows what it means, because it almost always refers to America. Anyone who has heard this sentence knows it is a loaded gun, pointed at them.

Why can’t we replace trivial conversations with meaningful ones, and ask each other profound questions right from the start? By Tim Boomer. (Jan. 14, 2016)

Six photographers went out into remote regions around the world where indigenous communities are waging unseen battles against governments and commercial interests to remain on their ancestral land. Here's what they found.

Did Nicaragua’s Sandinista government really kill 300+ peaceful protesters? A forensic analysis of the death toll exposes the claim as a dangerous lie. By Max Blumenthal,

Mingling with wariness and wonder at a conference devoted to “Ancient Aliens.” By Steven Kurutz.

"This isn't your place to write about. It's barely mine." By Kristen Arnet. (June 28, 2017)

'This is going to end up with us all fighting each other, Muslims versus Muslims, Croats against Croats, Serbs against Serbs.' By Robert Fisk.

In 1997 photographer Chris Leslie taught basic camera techniques at Sarajevo’s Bjelave orphanage and sent the children off to capture their city. This year he returned to see how their lives had unfolded.

A personal journey, a trip I took with 2 good friends.

During his thirty years tracking lost souls through the Smokies and beyond McCarter rescued twenty-six people, many of them children. These days he's still in the mountains, often thinking about those he found—and the few he didn't. By Daniel Wallace.

From 1978 to 1996, New Jersey hosted a ride-at-your-own-risk water park that earned it the nickname “Class Action Park.” By Jake Rossen.

Mississippi, murder, and William Eggleston’s “Red Ceiling.” By Will Stephenson