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Alex Shoumatoff

Science

White Kermode

On the rare white bear that may save a British Columbia rainforest.

Alex Shoumatoff Smithsonian Magazine Aug 2015 20min Permalink

Arts Crime History

The Devil and the Art Dealer

On the discovery of a billion dollars worth of artwork looted by Nazis in the cramped apartment of a Munich recluse.

Alex Shoumatoff Vanity Fair Apr 2014 25min Permalink

World

Agony and Ivory

As China’s growing upper class has pushed the price of ivory above $700/pound, a look at both the supply and demand side of the global trade in (mostly) illicitly acquired elephant tusks.

Alex Shoumatoff Vanity Fair Aug 2011 40min Permalink

World

The Mystery Suicides of Bridgend County

Dozens of young adults in rural Wales are hanging themselves, feeding an epidemic of copycat suicides that experts are have been unable to contain.

Alex Shoumatoff Vanity Fair Feb 2009 25min Permalink