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Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: Where Is It?
Five years ago, the flight vanished into the Indian Ocean. Officials on land know more about why than they dare to say.
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: Where Is It?
William Langewiesche: The Sinking of the Estonia
William Langewiesche: The Sinking of the Estonia
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The End of Reading Is Here
The End of Reading Is Here
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The People Who Prioritize a Friendship Over Romance
The People Who Prioritize a Friendship Over Romance
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A New Generation of Moms Who Get High
A New Generation of Moms Who Get High
Weed, they say, is what helps them survive full-time parenting. But at what cost?
Sarah Levy·Personal·2026
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The Boeing 747 Begins Its Final Descent
The Boeing 747 Begins Its Final Descent
The jet was perhaps the pinnacle of American engineering excellence. Its retirement signals an end to an era of American culture—and ambition.
Ian Bogost·Technology·2026
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How Britain Became as Poor as Mississippi
How Britain Became as Poor as Mississippi
A case study in self-sabotage
Idrees Kahloon·Economics·2026
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What Charles Darwin Found in the Galápagos
What Charles Darwin Found in the Galápagos
What Darwin saw in the Galápagos
Helen Lewis·Science·2026
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The Warrior-Witches of Ukraine’s Resistance
The Warrior-Witches of Ukraine’s Resistance
An underground intelligence network uses subterfuge and honey traps to direct drone strikes deep inside Russian-occupied territory.
Ken Harbaugh·War·2026
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The 10,000-Year Guadalupe River Flood
The 10,000-Year Guadalupe River Flood
The banks of the Guadalupe River were an idyllic spot to park an RV. Then, last summer, it started to rain harder and faster than anyone could imagine.
Sean Flynn·Nature·2026
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Tibet Through Chinese Eyes
Tibet Through Chinese Eyes
A Chinese perspective on Tibet
Peter Hessler·Geography·2026
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The Demon Next Door
The Demon Next Door
A growing number of charismatic Christians see themselves as waging a spiritual battle against the forces of Satan. Sometimes those forces are right across the street.
Stephanie McCrummen·Religion·2026
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The Night My Marriage Fell Apart
The Night My Marriage Fell Apart
In the span of about 20 minutes, I lost my wife, my best friend, and my grip on life. Finding it again took a lot longer.
Chris Jones·Personal·2026
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The Rosenberg Boys
The Rosenberg Boys
When Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed by the U.S. government, they left behind two sons, ages 6 and 10. All these years later, Robby and Michael are still trying to make sense of what happened.
Amy Weiss-Meyer·Politics·2026
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Just Ask the Dinosaurs How Bad Air Quality Can Get
Just Ask the Dinosaurs How Bad Air Quality Can Get
If an orange sky seems apocalyptic, imagine planet-wide fires against a black sky.
Nancy Walecki·Science·2026
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The Other Victims of a Wrongful Conviction
The Other Victims of a Wrongful Conviction
For years, I reported on one man’s incarceration for a crime he didn’t commit—and ignored the stories of a grieving family who thought they had gotten justice.
Barbara Bradley Hagerty·Personal·2026
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When Mentally Ill Teenagers Ask to Be Put to Death
When Mentally Ill Teenagers Ask to Be Put to Death
A Dutch psychiatrist gave lethal injections to patients with mental suffering, some of them teenagers. Does that make him a hero—or something else?
Charles Lane·Psychology·2026
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The Unintended Consequences of Genetic Tests
The Unintended Consequences of Genetic Tests
Data on inherited maladies can save lives, but can also complicate them.
Elizabeth Bruenig·Personal·2026
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On Losing a Daughter
On Losing a Daughter
The people we were died at the exact moment our child did.
Danielle Crittenden·Personal·2026
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American Women, Please Learn From What I Went Through
American Women, Please Learn From What I Went Through
For a lifetime, I dismissed my body’s complaints. Then came ovarian cancer.
Nami Mun·Personal·2026
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How the Smithsonian Could Fall
How the Smithsonian Could Fall
A president cracking down on museums is unusual—but so are the museums.
Kelsey Ables·Politics·2026
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The White House’s MAHA Gatekeeper
The White House’s MAHA Gatekeeper
A policy wonk who could lead the FDA has angered “Make America Healthy Again” activists.
Michael Scherer·Politics·2026
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I Watched Stand-Up in Saudi Arabia
I Watched Stand-Up in Saudi Arabia
What the surreal Riyadh Comedy Festival foretold about the kingdom’s future
Helen Lewis·Culture·2025
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Unraveling the Secrets of the Inca Empire
Unraveling the Secrets of the Inca Empire
For hundreds of years, Andean people recorded information by tying knots into long cords. Will we ever be able to read them?
Sam Kean·History·2025
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