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The Hand’s Breadth Murders
’It is what happens in a place where revenge is the only justice.’ Adam Nicolson investigates murder over land rivalries in rural Romania.
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Radio War Nerd Special Episode: Paris Terror Attacks
The War Nerd and host Mark Ames recorded a special free episode of Radio War Nerd, their subscriber-supported podcast show, to cover the recent Paris attacks...
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Hidden in a Suitcase
In search of the mother who gave her up for adoption, the author finds six siblings instead. Decades later, she contemplates the drug addiction that cost many of them their lives. By Michele Leavitt.
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West Bank of the East
Burma’s Social Engineering Project. By Francis Wade.
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Death of a Valley
In 1953, California sacrificed a town to stave its own thirst. But the act was futile, and the state is thirstier than ever. By Lauren Markham.
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The Machiavelli of Maryland: adviser to presidents, prime ministers – and the Dalai Lama
Military strategist, classical scholar, cattle rancher – and an adviser to presidents, prime ministers, and the Dalai Lama. Just who is Edward Luttwak? And why do very powerful people pay vast sums for his advice? By Thomas Meaney.
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The Wayfarer
A solitary canoeist meets his fate. By Ben McGrath.
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Clinic in the Clouds
Medics, climbers, and Zen Buddhists bring basic care to the Himalayas. By Rebecca Solnit.
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Riding High
The trouble with mountain biking in Nepal is that you’re surrounded by distractions. Fields of bright orange marigolds and golden mustard flowers look like a sunset splashed across the earth. Chubby-cheeked babies bathing in buckets of water cause my second near tumble. Then there is the sight of the campsites sheltering people still without homes... By Jen Murphy.
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How I Ran From War: 70 Miles in 24 Hours—In Flip-Flops
When armed rebels crossed the Sierra Leone border, Mustapha Wai ran. He ran and ran and ran, toward hope, knowing a better life lie ahead. As told to Amy Maxmen.
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Safe Passage
The success of large wildlife corridors depends as much on sharing space as it does on stitching the wilderness together. By Ben Goldfarb.
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The art of tour guiding
When you’re driving a bus full of tourists through the Australian outback, a packet of chewing gum may be your only hope. By Robert Skinner.
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Radical Tantra
Westerners tend to think Tantra is only about sex. Exploring its origins in Kathmandu, Isabella Tree found a philosophy more revolutionary than she had imagined.
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In Hokkaido, the Ultimate Japanese Snow Country
On the starkly beautiful island, Junot Díaz finds a rugged mountain landscape and an unexpected mash-up of cultures.
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Italy’s mysterious hallucinogenic drink
The subject of local legends, this mysterious ruby-coloured cocktail is known for its high alcohol content, obscure ingredients and hallucinogenic effects.
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The Tree Farm
‘I was going north to find a tree farm, in a land where there are no trees.’ Cal Flyn on Scottish forestry.
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From Pickup Artist to Pariah
Jared Rutledge fancied himself a big man of the “manosphere.” But when his online musings about 46 women were exposed, his whole town turned against him. By Rachel Monroe.
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I Tried to Trip Using Only My Breath
Breathwork was born out of LSD research in the 1960s, and suggests that by hyperventilating, you can experience the same feeling as an acid trip. By Conor Creighton.
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The Iranian Art Scene Is Exploding Right Now
Thousands of young painters and sculptors in Tehran are turning contemporary art into a powerful social force. By Bruno Macaes.
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Can Surfing Reprogram the Veteran’s Brain?
There's no quick fix for post-traumatic stress disorder, but research has shown that surfing's physicality and flow can give victims some relief and a way forward. The author hit the water with his close friend Brian, a former Navy SEAL whose service in Afghanistan beat up his body, tortured his mind, and pushed him into a zone where violence—against himself or others—seemed inevitable. By Matt Skenazy. (Sep. ’15)
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