The Future of Climate Change Is on Mauritius
Freak tornadoes, “explosions” of jellyfish, flash floods and dried up pumps.
LinkedIn Is So Embarrassing
“Who doesn’t like being praised? It happens so rarely as an adult.”
The Six-Year-Old Who Explained the World
Mafalda, the Argentine comic strip heroine, took on war, dictatorship and her parents.
From Bergoglio to Francis
The pope’s autobiography styles him as “of the people,” but his past in Argentina is more complicated.
What Do We Owe the Dead?
How international human rights law fails to recognize the rights of the dead.
Writing to Political Prisoners in Russia
Dmitrij’s main crime was photographing bridges in Vladivostok. I decided to write to him.
On Nietzsche Mountain
“They don’t go to Nietzsche to reflect on or question themselves, but to confirm their beliefs.”
The Treachery of Translation
Three novels explore the idea of translators as traitors to themselves.
The Promise of Duolingo
The language-learning app won’t make you fluent, but maybe that’s not the point.
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.
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