Christopher Clark 5/13/25 Christopher Clark 5/13/25

The Human Zoo

In the 1990s, a French theme park exhibited musicians from Côte d’Ivoire alongside exotic animals.

Irene Solà (Tr. Mara Faye Lethem) 5/13/25 Irene Solà (Tr. Mara Faye Lethem) 5/13/25

I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness

“She wanted to watch as Bernadeta was denied divine grace and salvation for having had so many dealings with the devil.”

Lynzy Billing 5/6/25 Lynzy Billing 5/6/25

Arrested and Rearrested

Since October 7, Palestinian women in the West Bank have experienced increasing intimidation, imprisonment and violence.

Lamorna Ash 5/6/25 Lamorna Ash 5/6/25

Partying With the Nuns

An Easter retreat at the only Catholic shrine in Britain.

Rasha Alqasim (Tr. Sara Elkamel) 5/6/25 Rasha Alqasim (Tr. Sara Elkamel) 5/6/25

Things Unrelated to Loneliness

“All these spoons, / For who?”

The Dial 5/6/25 The Dial 5/6/25

Editors’ Note

Issue 28: Spectacle

Jessi Jezewska Stevens 4/24/25 Jessi Jezewska Stevens 4/24/25

Safe Space

Why does Switzerland have so many bunkers?

Mohamed Kheir (Tr. Robin Moger) 4/24/25 Mohamed Kheir (Tr. Robin Moger) 4/24/25

Sleep Phase

“Even as he climbed, he knew what he would see and refused to believe it until there it was before him.”

Emily Fishbein, Hpan Ja Brang, & JC 4/17/25 Emily Fishbein, Hpan Ja Brang, & JC 4/17/25

Scrolling to Revolution

The youth joining Myanmar’s anti-junta uprising.

Karim Kattan (Tr. Jeffrey Zuckerman) 4/15/25 Karim Kattan (Tr. Jeffrey Zuckerman) 4/15/25

Salt Air

“He studied the sea, as if sizing up an enemy.”

The Dial 4/10/25 The Dial 4/10/25

The Messiness of Foreign Aid

A conversation with Mara Kardas-Nelson, who wrote about the boom-and-bust cycle of foreign aid in Sierra Leone for our Promises issue.

Mara Kardas-Nelson 4/8/25 Mara Kardas-Nelson 4/8/25

Boom and Bust

How Sierra Leone lost faith in foreign aid.

Julia Amberger, Nanni Fontana, Marzio Mian, & Nicola Scevola (Tr. Elettra Pauletto) 4/3/25 Julia Amberger, Nanni Fontana, Marzio Mian, & Nicola Scevola (Tr. Elettra Pauletto) 4/3/25

Big Fish

The luxury tuna industry is killing the Mediterranean.

Dalia Taha (Tr. Sara Elkamel) 4/3/25 Dalia Taha (Tr. Sara Elkamel) 4/3/25

Three Poems

“A story of two truths: light / and shadows.”

Juliette Pavy (Tr. Esther King) 4/1/25 Juliette Pavy (Tr. Esther King) 4/1/25

The Pursuit of Greenland

Does anyone on the island actually want to join the United States?

The Dial 4/1/25 The Dial 4/1/25

Editors’ Note

Issue 27: Promises

Bartolomeo Sala 3/27/25 Bartolomeo Sala 3/27/25

Rural Fictions

Farming vs the earth in contemporary film.

Raghed Waked & Justin Salhani 3/25/25 Raghed Waked & Justin Salhani 3/25/25

The Road to Palmyra

After years of violence, Syrians hope to restore the ancient city in the desert.

Emmet Livingstone 3/20/25 Emmet Livingstone 3/20/25

Congo’s Implosion

Reporting from the fall of Goma.

Emilien Hofman (Tr. Elettra Pauletto) 3/20/25 Emilien Hofman (Tr. Elettra Pauletto) 3/20/25

The Last Children of Antoine

A 115-year-old religion, founded by a Belgian metal worker, refuses to explain itself.