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Religion

Science Religion

Secret of AA

75 years after its founding, it’s still hard to explain exactly why Alcoholics Anonymous works.

Brendan Koerner Wired Jun 2010 20min Permalink

Sex Religion

Undercover at a Conversion Camp

A weekend at a Christian gay-to-straight sexual reorientation retreat.

Ted Cox Alternet May 2010 Permalink

Religion

The Heavy Footfalls of Doc Hullender

An acquaintance dies in Iraq and a writer investigates. “How did Michael come to inspire such loyalty? And how did he come to die on the floodplain of the Euphrates? I looked closer and saw they were the same.”

Thomas Lake Atlanta Magazine May 2009 35min Permalink

Religion

Clash of the Bearded Ones

Hipsters vs. Hasids in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. A skirmish over a bike lane becomes a battle for a neighborhood.

Michael Idov New York Apr 2010 15min Permalink

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