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The Remains of Uruguay’s Dictatorship
The military’s pact of silence is slowing down investigations to find the missing.
Writing to Political Prisoners in Russia
Dmitrij’s main crime was photographing bridges in Vladivostok. I decided to write to him.
Surrogacy During War
Ukraine is one of the leading countries in international surrogacy — even during wartime.
Translating from Latvia’s Threatened Languages
A conversation with writer and translator Will Mawhood, whose translation of poetry from Livonian, a threatened language in Latvia, appears in our Deadlines issue, alongside an introduction on the literary traditions of Livonian and Latgalian.
The Mitten
“Maybe I did in fact return the woman’s mitten, for the line between reality and fantasy is so tenuous.”
On Nietzsche Mountain
“They don’t go to Nietzsche to reflect on or question themselves, but to confirm their beliefs.”
“You Don’t Have an Age”
Medical exams to determine the age of asylum seekers are putting minors at risk.
An Agreement on the Matter
“After pulling out her chair, she squeezed herself into the space under the desk, closed her eyes, and slept.”
The Treachery of Translation
Three novels explore the idea of translators as traitors to themselves.
The Survival of Tâi-gí
A new generation of activists revives interest in a native language as Taiwan seeks distance from China.
The Promise of Duolingo
The language-learning app won’t make you fluent, but maybe that’s not the point.