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An award-winning magazine for the best writing from around the world. Longform essays run daily online and quarterly in print. http://lnk.bio/newlinesmag
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 1d
1.🧵“No matter how hard it is, the alternative of surrender is worse.” @yarotrof.bsky.social & @christinalamb.bsky.social join @faisalalyafai.bsky.social & @lsmwilson.bsky.social on this episode of the podcast about storytelling and narrative in the Ukraine war.

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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 1h
We are thrilled to announce that The Lede podcast has won this year’s @signalawards.bsky.social Interview and Talk Show category, for our episode “The War We Don’t See” with @arwadamon.bsky.social

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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 15h
Nigeria’s clubs have turned into theaters of wealth, where coffin parades, sparklers and hype men’s taunts have replaced the dance floor, but a new rave culture is pushing back, reports Damilare Abioye for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
Coffins, Champagne and Status in Lagos Nightclubs
Raves are trying to steer the club scene in Nigeria’s biggest city back to a simpler time — and away from ostentatious display of wealth
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 17h
Having led four medical missions to Gaza, @zsahloul.bsky.social describes the war’s devastating impact on the territory’s inhabitants and hospitals, and recounts a revealing conversation with President Biden, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
I Believed I Had Seen the Worst Humanity Could Inflict — Until Gaza
A doctor who has led four medical missions to the territory describes the war’s devastating impact on its inhabitants and hospitals — and his fellow medical professionals
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 19h
The 19th-century Russian opera “Boris Godunov” has become a lightning rod for clashing interpretations of Putin’s regime &, by extension, the question of Russians’ complicity in the bloodshed in Ukraine. @howardamos.bsky.social reports for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
How a Classic Russian Opera Became a Work of Protest
‘Boris Godunov’ has become a focal point for diverse interpretations of power, particularly in light of the war in Ukraine
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 21h
When Ras Tafari Makonnen, later Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, adopted 40 Armenian orphans, he could never know the lasting mark they would leave on the country’s music. Irina Costache traces the fascinating story for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
Haile Selassie’s Band of Armenian Orphans
A bond forged through a common Orthodox faith left a lasting imprint on Ethiopia’s music
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 23h
We journalists are taught: Do the reporting, and the story will write itself. But how does one narrate the stories of 20,000 dead children? Samer Badawi writes in @newlinesmag.bsky.social
The Burden of Metaphor in Gaza
Beyond a lasting ceasefire, what Gaza needs most is to be understood on its own terms — and for its people to be heard
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 1d
NEW: The 19th-century opera “Boris Godunov” has become a focal point for diverse interpretations of power, particularly in light of Russia’s war in Ukraine, reports @howardamos.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

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How a Classic Russian Opera Became a Work of Protest
‘Boris Godunov’ has become a focal point for diverse interpretations of power, particularly in light of the war in Ukraine
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 1d
Chicken Kyiv, freedom fries and roses of the Prophet Muhammad: Changing the names of what we eat goes back centuries, writes Anthony Elghossain for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
Rebranding Foods for Political Consumption: a Long Tradition
Changing the names of what we eat goes back centuries
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 1d
The handover of the Chagos Islands from the U.K. to Mauritius became a matter of geopolitical significance on five continents. What of the islands’ former inhabitants, exiled to make way for a U.S. Navy base? Lorraine Mallinder reports for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
A Tiny Archipelago in the Indian Ocean Is at the Heart of a Major Political Struggle
Chagossians are fighting to find a way home to their native islands, but are divided over how to go about it
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 1d
“We left without anything but the clothes on our back, and we returned to nothing.”

Natacha Danon reports on how reconciliation has faltered in Syria, leaving displaced Alawites barred from their homes and pistachio orchards sliding into ruin.
Stalled Reconciliation Leaves Hama’s Alawites in Limbo
As Syria’s sectarian wounds reopen in the wake of Assad’s fall, displaced families find themselves unable to return
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 1d
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News Commentary Podcast · Every two months · This is The Lede, the New Lines Magazine podcast. Each week, we delve into the biggest ideas, events and personalities from around the world. For more stor...
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 1d
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 1d
1.🧵“No matter how hard it is, the alternative of surrender is worse.” @yarotrof.bsky.social & @christinalamb.bsky.social join @faisalalyafai.bsky.social & @lsmwilson.bsky.social on this episode of the podcast about storytelling and narrative in the Ukraine war.

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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 1d
A trip to Tahiti offered Joanne Drayton the chance to tread in the footsteps of Paul Gauguin. She writes for @newlinesmag.bsky.social that while it didn’t change her opinion of his flaws, it did increase her understanding of his work.
Exploring Paul Gauguin’s Search for the ‘Primitive’ in Tahiti
Understanding the French postimpressionist’s inner quest for liberation
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 1d
By blaming corrupt individuals rather than federal Indian policy for the violence and exploitation perpetrated against the Osage Nation, Martin Scorsese’s epic film “Killers of the Flower Moon” comes up short, writes @rwarrior.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
The Missing Politics of Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
Blaming corrupt individuals rather than federal Indian policy for the violence and exploitation perpetrated against the Osage Nation misses the mark
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 1d
NEW: The reconciliation process following the fall of the Assad regime is faltering in Syria’s Hama province, where displaced Alawites remain barred from their homes and pistachio orchards are sliding into ruin, reports Natacha Danon for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

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Stalled Reconciliation Leaves Hama’s Alawites in Limbo
As Syria’s sectarian wounds reopen in the wake of Assad’s fall, displaced families find themselves unable to return
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 4d
Famously a secular, liberal city, Tel Aviv has in recent years been invaded by religious-nationalist settlers from the West Bank. Their goal, which they do not hide, is to remake it in their own image, reports @lisang.bsky.social in @newlinesmag.bsky.social
The Settlers Bursting Tel Aviv’s Bubble
The religious-nationalist right has targeted Israel’s most secular, liberal city
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 4d
Nicolas Sarkozy’s trial revealed much cloak-and-dagger intrigue around his connection to Libya’s Gadhafi regime. For the families of victims of a 1989 bomb attack, the stakes were personal, writes @Diane2v.bsky.social for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
A Plane Crashed in the Desert. Thirty-Five Years Later, It Would Help Take Down Nicolas Sarkozy
The French presidential hopeful used clemency for the perpetrators of the UTA 772 bombing to secure campaign funding from Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 4d
“Vahe Tilbian tries to think of himself as a cultural ambassador. … He sings Armenian songs whenever he performs in Ethiopia, and vice versa.”

Irina Costache traces the story and legacy of 40 Armenian orphans adopted by Ethiopia's emperor.
Haile Selassie’s Band of Armenian Orphans
A bond forged through a common Orthodox faith left a lasting imprint on Ethiopia’s music
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 4d
NEW: Israeli liberals have already forgotten every aspect of the war except the hostages, interpreting their release as proof that mass protests succeeded — and their country is still a paragon of Jewish solidarity, writes @origoldberg.bsky.social.

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For Israelis, the Ceasefire Is Only About the Hostages
Champagne corks popped in Tel Aviv, but a reckoning with the cost of the war is elusive at best
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 4d
Having led four medical missions to Gaza, @zsahloul.bsky.social describes the war’s devastating impact on the territory’s inhabitants and hospitals, and recounts a revealing conversation with President Biden, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
I Believed I Had Seen the Worst Humanity Could Inflict — Until Gaza
A doctor who has led four medical missions to the territory describes the war’s devastating impact on its inhabitants and hospitals — and his fellow medical professionals
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 4d
Nigeria’s clubs have turned into theaters of wealth, where coffin parades, sparklers and hype men’s taunts have replaced the dance floor, but a new rave culture is pushing back, reports Damilare Abioye for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
Coffins, Champagne and Status in Lagos Nightclubs
Raves are trying to steer the club scene in Nigeria’s biggest city back to a simpler time — and away from ostentatious display of wealth
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 5d
NEW: When Ras Tafari Makonnen, later Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, adopted 40 Armenian orphans, he could never know the lasting mark they would leave on the country’s music. Irina Costache traces the fascinating story for @newlinesmag.bsky.social

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Haile Selassie’s Band of Armenian Orphans
A bond forged through a common Orthodox faith left a lasting imprint on Ethiopia’s music
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 5d
Under Syria’s new flag, influencers and DJs portray Wadi Qandil as a Mediterranean fantasy. But how long can a bubble of cocktails and reels survive the post-Assad transition? Paloma de Dinechin reports for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
Welcome to Syria’s Fragile Paradise
On a once-exclusive strip of Mediterranean coast, DJs, influencers and beach bars are testing how far freedom can stretch in a country emerging from war
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 5d
For the women of Tigray, milling ancient spices is a way to reconnect with their heritage in the aftermath of war, reports Paddy Dowling, with photography, for @newlinesmag.bsky.social
Solace and Community in a Tigray Spice Mill
The ancient work is an act of resilience for this women’s collective, preserving identity in the aftermath of war
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