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Alina Simone

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  • Filmmaker, Producer, Journalist and Writer, Freelance
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As seen in: Medium, The New York Times, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Bandcamp Daily, NPR, The Atlantic, Slate, The Toronto Star and
Covers:  russia, history, human, travel, interest, ukraine, personal, adventure, quirky
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Alina Simone’s Biography

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I am a radio journalist for BBC's "The World" and a frequent New York Times op-ed contributor. My work has appeared in the New York Times, New York Times Magazine, and the Wall Street Journal, among many other venues. I am the author of the essay collection, You Must Go and Win, and the novel, Note to Self, both published by Faber.

Alina Simone’s Journalist Portfolio

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This photographer has found the beauty in Soviet bus stops

This photographer has found the beauty in Soviet bus stops

If I were to make a list of the top 10 least visually interesting things on Earth, I might put bus stops righ…

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When Alina Simone (not her real name) met Alina Simone (not her real name either...)

When Alina Simone (not her real name) met Alina Simone (not her real name either...)

At a party two years ago, a man I didn't know came up to me and delivered an extraordinary piece of informati…

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Why International Support for Pussy Riot Could Backfire

Why International Support for Pussy Riot Could Backfire

Three members of Russian punk collective Pussy Riot face sentencing in a Moscow court on Friday. The women co…

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In search of the perfect email sign-off

In search of the perfect email sign-off

Remember being a sad weirdo in high school and feeling so insecure, you just kind of cop other people's style…

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Even when your dad's a physicist, it's hard to wrap your head around the Big Bang discovery

Even when your dad's a physicist, it's hard to wrap your head around the Big Bang discovery

For someone whose whole career has always centered around music or writing, I'm always being asked about phys…

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This Soviet-born émigré remembers working at the Kharkov zoo

This Soviet-born émigré remembers working at the Kharkov zoo

I've been monitoring Twitter for news about my birthplace, Kharkov in eastern Ukraine, after the bloody prote…

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Articles

Arctic Adventurers Have a Russia Problem

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By Alina Simone Verified
| Inkl
The truth is, it may not happen this year either, or next year, or the year after that. In fact, the very future of adventuring at one of humanity’s greatest natural testing grounds is now in doubt. Although tourists seeking to clink glasses of champagne at the North Pole might still secure a seat on a nuclear icebreaker during the summer, modern adventurers hoping to spend significant time on the ice must pass through Barneo, a temporary camp built on a drifting ice floe in the Arctic Ocean.
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Arctic Adventurers Have a Russia Problem

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By Alina Simone Verified
| The Atlantic Verified
The war has made it very hard to build a floating-ice camp. December 8, 2022, 2:50 PM ET In the next few weeks, Jeff Glasbrenner, a 49-year old amputee and father of two, will strap on a harness—“kind of like a backpack without a backpack”—and begin dragging a 20-pound SUV tire around his neighborhood just outside Little Rock, Arkansas.
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The Quest to Make the Best Worst Cup of Coffee Original

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By Alina Simone Verified
| The Atlantic Verified
Robusta is more sustainable than arabica, but it suffers from a noxious reputation. Can experimental roasters make an unloved bean into the “smoky scotch” of coffees? November 11, 2022, 8 AM ET My first glass of black, undiluted, pure robusta was a punch in the neck. It was 2,000-proof vodka plus caffeine. It made me want to dive, open-mouthed, into a swimming pool filled with sweet cream.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

My first job as a journalist was contributing to a New York Times op-ed section called 'Townies.'

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Of course. I'm older than I look. Also? I collect them.

How is social media changing news?

Eye-grabbing headlines, photos and videos are more important than ever.