A Walk to Kobe
The author walks to his hometown after the Great Hanshin earthquake of 1995.
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Being Gay in Iran
Coming out in a country where that can get you killed.
Last Morning in Al Hamra
On living in Saudi Arabia.
Death on the Path to Enlightenment
Westerners’ spiritual quests in India gone wrong.
Death of a Giant
Stalking bluefin tuna, the most valuable wild animal in the world.
The Fifth Problem
How Moscow State university discriminated against Jewish applicants using deceptively simple problems.
Kafka in Beijing
An alleged rape and one woman’s futile quest for justice in modern China.
On the Lam in Lebanon
The Syrian civil war crosses into Lebanon.
One Martyr Down
An investigation into the death of a Canadian soldier in Lebanon.
Leaving the Witness
A lifelong Jehovah’s Witness moves to China to proselytize.
The Hostage
The author tells the story of his kidnapping by militants in Syria.
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Captured on Film
On dissident filmmakers in Syria.
The Thin Red Line
Inside the White House debate over Syria.
Displaced in the D.R.
A nation strips 210,000 of citizenship and sets the stage for mass deportations.
The Lonely End
Looking after the kodokushi – the elderly who die alone – of Japan.
All Due Respect
An American reporter takes on the Yakuza.
Learning to Speak Lingerie
A Chinese underwear merchant rises in Egypt.
Crossing Over
The life of a trans woman on the border between El Paso and Juárez.
China’s Funeral Revolutionaries
Two men try to disrupt the gray market of Chinese death services.
A Stage Set for Slaughter
Visiting a cattle market in Karachi, right before the feast of Eid.
Inside Job
How Raj Rajaratnam and a McKinsey chairman made millions off a maid.
Mapping Home
Sarajevo, Chicago, and the memory of cities old and new.
The Men Who Leaked the Secrets
The twisting paths that brought together Edward Snowden and Glenn Greenwald.
La Gran Fuga
The story of Orlando “El Duque” Hernandez’s flight from Cuba.
A Deadly Mix in Benghazi
Investigating the murky reality behind the attack in Libya.
