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The Incredible Rise of North Korea’s Hacking Army

The country’s cyber forces have raked in billions of dollars for the regime by pulling off schemes ranging from A.T.M. heists to cryptocurrency thefts, Ed Caesar writes. Can they be stopped?

Ed Caesar·The New Yorker·April 20219.0(1)

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The Incredible Rise of North Korea’s Hacking Army

The Jungle Prince of Delhi

The Jungle Prince of Delhi

Ellen Barry·The New York Times·November 2019

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Inside Sweida National Hospital: Testimonies from the Days of Siege and Massacre

Inside Sweida National Hospital: Testimonies from the Days of Siege and Massacre

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Back to School, in Gaza

Back to School, in Gaza

Mosab Abu Toha·The New Yorker·October 2026

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Fear the Day When Young People Will No Longer Believe It's Worth Rebelling

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William Langewiesche: The Sinking of the Estonia

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William Langewiesche: The Sinking of the Estonia

William Langewiesche·The Atlantic

Najat Abdul Samad

·July 2026

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Why Don’t We Hear About AI Data Centre Issues In China?

Why Don’t We Hear About AI Data Centre Issues In China?

Barry Gander·BARRY’s Substack·August 2026

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Fear the Day When Young People Will No Longer Believe It's Worth Rebelling

Ivan Marković·Advance.hr·October 2026

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Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, American Doctor

Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, American Doctor

Elise Mead·LisiPieces·September 2026

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Far-Right Victory in German State Seen as Omen Across Europe

Far-Right Victory in German State Seen as Omen Across Europe

Mark Landler·The New York Times·September 2026

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Venezuela Under the Rubble

Venezuela Under the Rubble

William Neuman·The New York Review of Books·September 2026

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Why Don’t We Hear About AI Data Centre Issues In China?

Why Don’t We Hear About AI Data Centre Issues In China?

Barry Gander·BARRY’s Substack·August 2026

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The Future, Made in China

The Future, Made in China

Evan Osnos·The New Yorker·August 2026

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Did Singapore go wrong in its quest for food security?

Did Singapore go wrong in its quest for food security?

Peter A Coclanis·Aeon·August 2026

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·May 2004

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Canada Gave Citizens the Right to Die. Doctors Are Struggling to Meet Demand.

Canada Gave Citizens the Right to Die. Doctors Are Struggling to Meet Demand.

Elaina Plott Calabro·The Atlantic·August 2025

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Hiroshima

Hiroshima

John Hersey·The New Yorker·August 1946

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What Really Happened to Malaysia’s Missing Airplane

Investigative Journalism

What Really Happened to Malaysia’s Missing Airplane

William Langewiesche·The Atlantic·June 2019

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“There Will Be No Mercy”

“There Will Be No Mercy”

Drew Philp·The Atavist Magazine·January 2025

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Why Don’t We Hear About AI Data Centre Issues In China?

Why Don’t We Hear About AI Data Centre Issues In China?

Barry Gander·BARRY’s Substack·August 2026

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Inside Sweida National Hospital: Testimonies from the Days of Siege and Massacre

Investigative Journalism

Inside Sweida National Hospital: Testimonies from the Days of Siege and Massacre

Najat Abdul Samad·Daraj·July 2026

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Why did two parents murder their adopted child?

Why did two parents murder their adopted child?

Giles Tremlett·The Guardian·February 2016

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Traversing the Darien Gap, the Longest Walk to America

Traversing the Darien Gap, the Longest Walk to America

Nadja Drost·The California Sunday Magazine·April 2020

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The True Story of the White Island Eruption

The True Story of the White Island Eruption

Alex Perry·Outside·April 2020

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The Incredible Rise of North Korea’s Hacking Army

The Incredible Rise of North Korea’s Hacking Army

Ed Caesar·The New Yorker·April 2021

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A Matter of Honor

A Matter of Honor

Sarah Souli·The Atavist Magazine·November 2022

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Modern-Day Oblomovschina: Sloth in the Digital Economy

Modern-Day Oblomovschina: Sloth in the Digital Economy

Politics by Other Memes·Medium·May 2026

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The Crash of EgyptAir 990

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The Crash of EgyptAir 990

William Langewiesche·The Atlantic·November 2001

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The Jungle Prince of Delhi

The Jungle Prince of Delhi

Ellen Barry·The New York Times·November 2019

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Holiday at the Dictator’s Guesthouse

Holiday at the Dictator’s Guesthouse

Joshua Hunt·The Atavist Magazine·October 2015

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This Russian Family Lived Alone in the Siberian Wilderness for 40 Years, Unaware of World War II or the Moon Landing

This Russian Family Lived Alone in the Siberian Wilderness for 40 Years, Unaware of World War II or the Moon Landing

Mike Dash&Ellen Wexler·Smithsonian Magazine·October 2024

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Mexico is officially launching universal healthcare this week, giving all 120 million citizens access to all public health institutions

Mexico is officially launching universal healthcare this week, giving all 120 million citizens access to all public health institutions

Tech Fixated·Tech Fixated·April 2026

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Back to School, in Gaza

Back to School, in Gaza

Mosab Abu Toha·The New Yorker·October 2026

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Escape from Khartoum

Escape from Khartoum

Nicolas Niarchos·The New Yorker·May 2025

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