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The Devil’s Henchmen
What do the ISIS dead deserve? In the battle for Mosul, thousands of militants have been killed. While seeking answers for what should be done with their bodies, Kenneth R. Rosen unearths a terrible crime.
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The True Tale of an Ayahuasca Quest
Writer Wells Tower traveled to the jungles of Peru to experience an ancient ritual. What happened next pushed him to his limits.
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On this luxury sleeper train, you’ll get a unique ride and amazing views
South America's first luxury sleeper train, The Belmond Andean Explorer, runs one- and two-day sightseeing trips out of Cusco, Arequipa and Puno, Peru.
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I'm Irish and I spent a year traveling the US — here are the 17 things that surprised me about day to day life
In this post, I'm not whining about foreign policy, economics or politics. This is entirely about my frustrations with day to day life in America. By Benny Lewis.
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Chasing the Harvest: ‘If You Want to Die, Stay at the Ranch’
In this oral history, a former sheepherder describes the loneliness and medical hardship he experienced while tending sheep in California’s Central Valley. By Heraclio Astete, with journalist Gabriel Thompson.
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In the Horrorscape of Aleppo
In Damascus, shells explode in the Christian neighborhoods closest to the eastern front lines. In Aleppo, artillery batters opposition bases along the western frontier with Idlib province. Both cities’ exhausted citizens have cause to fear for their country’s uncertain future. By Charles Glass.
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Antarctic Dispatches
Part One: Miles of Ice Collapsing Into the Sea. Part Two: Looming Floods, Threatened Cities. Part Three: Racing to Find Answers in the Ice. By Justin Gillis. (May 18, 2017)
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My Family’s Slave
She lived with us for 56 years. She raised me and my siblings without pay. I was 11, a typical American kid, before I realized who she was. By Alex Tizon.
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Death from below in the world’s most bombed country
The US dropped 270 million bombs on Laos during the Vietnam war. More than 40 years later, the devices are still killing people. By Rosita Boland.
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Letter from Siberia: through sands and mountains in search of a gulag ghost-town
A 10-day journey through Russia’s terra incognita. By Anna Gruzdeva.
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The Hungry Tide
On the coast, nothing is permanent. By John Nova Lomax.
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A desperate escape
A closer look at the violent persecution of the Rohingya, a Muslim minority in Myanmar, and their exodus to Bangladesh. By Simon Scarr, Weiyi Cai, Wen Foo and Jin Wu.
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How to Cross a Field of Snow
A primer for reconnoitering the unknown. By Robert Moor.
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Gobekli Tepe: The World’s First Temple?
Predating Stonehenge by 6,000 years, Turkey’s stunning Gobekli Tepe upends the conventional view of the rise of civilization. By Andrew Curry. (Nov. 2008)
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The March on Everywhere
The ragged glory of female activism. By Leslie Jamison.
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High Tech Cowboys of the Deep Seas
The Race to Save the Cougar Ace. By Joshua Davis (Feb. 25, 2008)
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Going It Alone
What happens when an African American woman decides to solo-hike the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine during a summer of bitter political upheaval? Everything you can imagine, from scary moments of racism to new friendships to soaring epiphanies about the timeless value of America’s most storied trekking route. By Rahawa Haile.
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A puke bucket and an ancient drug: is ayahuasca the future of PTSD treatment?
I visited Peru to find out more about an intriguing ayahuasca study – and to have my own experience with the psychedelic brew. By sland.
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Why Does Mount Rushmore Exist?
This gargantuan shrine to democracy has never felt so surreal. By Sam Anderson.
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On the Urge to Violence in a Time of Trump
When Neighbors Turn on Each Other, It Happens Fast. By Aleksandar Hemon.
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