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North America United States History Nature Photography Our US National Parks guide takes readers into one of America’s most revered treasures. At once tourist destinations and natural preserves, the parks represent so much of the country’s best intentions and challenging realities. The issue offers new perspectives on ...

In 2022 a Ukrainian coal miner Yuri was arrested for treason and confessed to sharing Ukrainian military information publicly. While awaiting trial in jail, Yuri’s story circulated and his fellow inmates brutally attacked him for being a traitor and tattooed his forehead with the word “orc”—a derogative term for Russians, inspired by the goblin-like villains in J. R. R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings. Yuri then received a 12-year sentence for having shared the military information.

Dear Friends, Stranger’s Guide is embarking on a new chapter—one that will bring more original writing, more events and a deeper commitment to you, our community of curious and courageous global citizens. We launched Stranger’s Guide in 2018—in the shadow of Donald Trump’s presidency—with a bold vision: to connect readers across borders, to celebrate our shared human experiences and to explore how politics, power and culture play out in our everyday lives.