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Search ArticlesVoices from the Pandemic
Vignettes Revisiting snapshots of the Mediterranean under COVID-19 However much we push it down, however much we insist we’ve moved on, trauma has a way of coming to the surface. More than six years have passed since the COVID-19 pandemic unleashed a tidal wave of lockdowns on the world, with country after country ordering people to suspend their lives and stay home to contain the virus.
Inside the Treehouse
The Weekly Long Read In Lagos, Wura-Natasha Ogunji makes space for radical art Stranger’s Guide explores how politics, power and culture shape daily life across the globe. We believe that local writers, journalists and thinkers are best equipped to explain their political and cultural realities and we publish stories that ask us to listen to the complexities of the world. The Weekly Long Read is for everyone but it’s made possible by our paid subscribers.
The Legalization of Cannabis
Welcome to Vignettes, our weekly cabinet of curiosities. Here you’ll find unexpected facts, intimate portraits of interesting people, interviews and more. Vignettes is for paid subscribers—thank you for your support! If you’re not yet a paid subscriber, what are you waiting for? Photo by Kike Arnal When California legalized recreational marijuana in 2016, the intention was to bring the industry out of the black market, offer safer options for consumers and legitimacy for growers and sellers.
Mishpacha on the Mississippi
The Weekly Long Read Jewish life in New Orleans Stranger’s Guide explores how politics, power and culture shape daily life across the globe. We believe that local writers, journalists and thinkers are best equipped to explain their political and cultural realities and we publish stories that ask us to listen to the complexities of the world. The Weekly Long Read is for everyone but it’s made possible by our paid subscribers.
Beyond the Bombs
Stranger’s Guide explores how politics, power and culture shape daily life across the globe. We believe that local writers, journalists and thinkers are best equipped to explain their political and cultural realities and we publish stories that ask us to listen to the complexities of the world. Weekly Long Read is for everyone but it’s made possible by our paid subscribers.
Urban Vikings
Welcome to Close Up, our newsletter focused on photography. It’s part of our set of expanded offerings. At least once a month, you’ll receive an original photo essay from a different part of the world. Close Up goes out to everyone—but it’s only possible thanks to our paid subscribers. If you’re not yet a paid subscriber, what are you waiting for?
Heinemann's Curse
Stranger’s Guide explores how politics, power and culture shape daily life across the globe. We believe that local writers, journalists and thinkers are best equipped to explain their political and cultural realities and we publish stories that ask us to listen to the complexities of the world. Weekly Long Read is for everyone but it’s made possible by our paid subscribers.
How to Haunt
Our SG Fiction newsletter features an original short story from a different author around the world. It’s part of our set of expanded offerings. At least once a month, you’ll receive an original short story from a different part of the world, today’s selection is by CC Molaison from our New Orleans guide. SG Fiction is for paid subscribers—thank you for your support! If you’re not yet a paid subscriber, what are you waiting for? Join today: Streetcars passing each other. New Orleans. 2012.
The Shape of the City
Stranger’s Guide explores how politics, power and culture shape daily life across the globe. We believe that local writers, journalists and thinkers are best equipped to explain their political and cultural realities and we publish stories that ask us to listen to the complexities of the world. Weekly Long Read is for everyone but it’s made possible by our paid subscribers. Thanks to those who support our work, and if you’re not yet a paid subscriber, today is the perfect day to join! Mural.
In the Name of the Law
Welcome to Close Up, our newsletter focused on photography. It’s part of our set of expanded offerings. At least once a month, you’ll receive an original photo essay from a different part of the world. Today’s Close Up newsletter highlights a photo essay from our brand-new print issue, Stranger’s Guide: The World at Work—our very first photography issue! You can purchase the print issue below.