I liked this so much that I started reading everything the writer had written!

Amazing amazing reporting by Alex

'Afflicted by images they cannot unsee, they must take comfort in the knowledge that the haunting is shared.'

I cannot stop thinking about this piece by Anand Gopal, from inside a prison where ISIS members live side by side with ISIS victims

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How long should a species stay on life support? Love what @Katherine J. Wu, Ph.D. can do with very complex questions:
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wrote about el conde + the art of the villain comedy for The Atlantic theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…

'To plan for such a miracle would have been foolish, but to live in its unexpected aftermath can still be painful.'

Read Sarah Zhang's gorgeous reporting on Trifakta, a drug that changed the lives of those living with cystic fibrosis:

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'Sor Juana’s ideas—on sex, on women, on men—have often informed my opinion. To me, she has the last word on everything.'

Culture and entertainment musts from Gisela Salim-Peyer: theatlantic.com/newsletters/ar…

Delightful conversationalists talk about the weather

Why is the Venezuelan government making a saint out of a dead rapper who so publicly criticized it?

My latest for The Atlantic:
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Fascinating reporting here from Gisela Salim-Peyer on the human cost of Maduro's politics of distraction: theatlantic.com/international/…

Is Venezuela fixed? No, it's just preoccupied. Gisela Salim-Peyer reports on a rapper, a true-crime story, and the politics of distraction: theatlantic.com/international/…

With my comments 👇🏻

“Maduro has been trying to endear himself to young voters. The president now has a TikTok account, a podcast, and a superhero figurine called SuperMoustache.” ✍🏻 Gisela Salim-Peyer
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In Guatemala, at least, democracy is winning, @RealitySolid reports. An unlikely coalition of urban professionals and Indigenous peoples have succeeded in defending the electoral victory of Bernardo Arévalo. theatlantic.com/international/…

The availability of virtual learning means schools don’t necessarily need to shut down for the weather. But the loss of snow days is the loss of a source of joy for kids. Kate Cray and Morgan Ome report on the future of a beloved tradition. (From 2021) theatlantic.com/family/archive…

a fantastic, fun, and well-reported exploration on the wild world of heritage tourism by Gisela Salim-Peyer in The Atlantic.
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The Messenger is no longer! So here I am, to thank everyone I worked with during this time, and to say that I am open to new opportunities! (And need to find one in two months because of my O1 visa status lol)
But here’s some people I have to mention before I go:

this is what local journalism is for! Hats off for Clara-Sophia Daly
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People rushed home, checked on their loved ones, and waited. Will there be war? Kim Ghattas dispatch from Lebanon theatlantic.com/international/…

The next hot vacation? Great grandpa's Welsh coal mines.

For The Atlantic, I wrote about the fantasy and strange popularity of heritage tourism:

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