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Anonymous

Crime

Whatever Happened to ______?

When a writer’s husband became violent, her career threatened to vanish along with her safety.

Anonymous Longreads Jan 2020 Permalink

What Happened After My 13-Year-Old Son Joined the Alt-Right

A Washington family’s nightmare year.

Anonymous Washingtonian May 2019 25min Permalink

Best Article World

The War in Chechnya: Diary of a Spetsnaz

The excerpts from a diary of an anonymous Russian special-forces officer who served twenty tours of duty in Chechnya during the Second Chechen War (1999-2009).

Anonymous The Sunday Times Oct 2010 15min Permalink

Crime

Here's the Powerful Letter the Stanford Victim Read Aloud to Her Attacker

“And finally, to girls everywhere, I am with you. On nights when you feel alone, I am with you. When people doubt you or dismiss you, I am with you. I fought everyday for you. So never stop fighting, I believe you.”

Anonymous Buzzfeed Jun 2016 30min Permalink

World Religion

The Mystery of ISIS

How a tattooed video store clerk with a history of drinking and drug use ended up at an Islamic self-help class leading to the birth of ISIS.

Anonymous New York Review of Books Aug 2015 15min Permalink

Crime World

Interview with US Defense Attorney Turned Tijuana Narcojunior

An interview with a Mexican-born American attorney who defended and eventually smuggled for the cartels in the ’90s.

Anonymous Borderland Beat Nov 2013 30min Permalink

Me & My Monkey

Confessions of a white-collar dope fiend.

Anonymous Washington City Paper Jan 1995 1h15min Permalink

Crushing Debt Drove Me to Kosovo — And Then to Iraq

On working in a war zone to pay the bills.

Anonymous The Billfold Sep 2012 15min Permalink

Best Article World

The Defeated

Inside the lives of Sri Lanka’s Tamils as they emerge from a multi-decade war that defined and nearly destroyed them.

Anonymous The Caravan Jan 2012 40min Permalink