ISSUE 15: PUNDITS
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ISSUE 15: PUNDITS ✺
How the eccentric Argentine author took over Latin American literature.
How the eccentric Argentine author took over Latin American literature.
The rise of CNews and the making of France’s far-right media empire.
Beijing’s selective memory is a political strategy.
How a Pentecostal preacher in Kenya persuaded hundreds of worshipers to starve themselves — and their children — to death.
Israeli content creators have been invited to tour the sites of the October 7 attacks.
“Before the coup, Gabriel was in love; he had plans; he had friends.”
Mosques and shrines in India are at risk of being razed or overtaken by the growing nationalist movement.
OCCASIONAL DISPATCHES ON THE LATEST NEWS, EVENTS, AND IDEAS
In Bangkok, the Israel-Hamas War threatens to curdle domestic tensions.
The secretary-general of Hezbollah has not yet delivered a clear intent to open up a second front in the war in Gaza. But a wider war is still possible.
INTERVIEWS WITH OUR CONTRIBUTORS AND REPORTERS AROUND THE GLOBE
A conversation with Christopher Clark, whose article on the French far-right media outlet was published in our Pundits issue.
A conversation with Jessica Traynor, whose reporting on Ireland’s data centers was published in our Order issue.
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JOURNALISM
Four young women share stories of survival under military rule in Myanmar.
“Do you still love me knowing that I’m an assassin?” “Absolutely I do.”
How the northern German village of Unterlüß became dependent on the arms manufacturer Rheinmetall.
ESSAYS
Data centers have proliferated across Ireland, at great cost.
Global maritime shipping is riddled with obstacles that slow down logistics, some of which are intentionally implemented to increase profit.
The tech mogul’s statements about his country of origin reveal that he never really knew the place.
POETRY
“Tiananmen Tower was flooded with the orange-red faces of the young guards. / People wandered and wasted away.”
“Bird the Knife” and “Measure to protect cultural heritage”
BULLETIN FROM BABEL
How the Scandinavian country became a literary powerhouse.
Kawa Nemir’s translation is an archive of the language, which has been suppressed by Turkey's nationalist politics.
Notes on the end of a fifteen-year friendship.