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Surprising transmissions
Unexpected ways in which viruses and other pathogens have spread and infected us + notes on zoonoses. (A companion letter to a story I wrote last year.)
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Living in a world not of our own making
On Abang Adik and the tragedy of statelessness in Malaysia & what fiction may do, differently from journalism, for social justice. (Plus: a companion…
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Watching Gaza
On ceasefire, condemnations, and the deterioration of language.
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Writing about the vivid “waving” frog that vanished suddenly
An ode to the Chiriqui harlequin frog, and how to think and tell stories about species extinctions.
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Jason Brooke: "Certainly, I would consider the Brookes Sarawakian"
Q&A: From a descendant of the White Rajahs: a Bornean tale for Hollywood, finding identity and opportunity in a family legacy, and grappling with…
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Blurred lines of violence, loyalty, and love in Northern Ireland
The trouble with the Troubles and what it's got to do with Game of Thrones.
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The perils of certainty and the last room
Thinking about the death penalty in Malaysia, the possibility of uncertainty, and how we see the world.
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The last Chinese Indians of Kolkata
On slow reporting from the City of Joy, diaspora and belonging, and memorable encounters with language.
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