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AI Won’t Protect Endangered Languages
Combinations of characters on a screen mean nothing without agency and intention.
Saving Yazidi Song
In the face of genocide, displacement and technology, a new project hopes to preserve an oral storytelling tradition from Iraq’s Kurdistan Region.
Death in Grammar
“Oh, how I admire the capacity of the Spanish language to express uncertainty so precisely!”
Hello To All That
What returning to New York after 12 years in Istanbul taught me about America.
Empire as Province: On Teaching American Studies in Amsterdam
The strategy, counterintuitive though it may seem, is to cultivate an America-fatigue in the classroom.
The World’s Hot Springs
A photographer’s encounter with natural springs, thermal pools and public baths — and the people who care for them.
Can You Win Your Dream Home?
Property prize draws claim to offer a way out of the UK’s housing crisis. They’re not what they seem.
“Too Westernized to Return”
A conversation with Lisa De Bode, whose article on Afghan immigrants’ path to asylum in Belgium was published in our Sports issue.
Becoming Belgian
For Afghan immigrants in Belgium, securing the right to stay involves proving they have become too “Westernized” to return.
Investigating Paris’ Olympics Evictions
A conversation with Phineas Rueckert, whose article on the acceleration of evictions in Paris ahead of the Olympic Games was published in our Sports issue.
“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.
The Enduring Appeal of Vienna’s Gilded-Age Balls
A conversation with Jessi Jezewska Stevens, whose article on Vienna’s ball season was published in our Land issue.
The Meloni Way
How Italy’s prime minister uses lawsuits and intimidation to reshape the culture.
Speaking Out Under Bukele
A conversation with Danielle Mackey, whose reporting on environmental activism in El Salvador under President Nayib Bukele was published in our Money issue.