Archive - Rough Transition

Did Zelensky Need an Anger Translator?

“A part of me was ashamed to have this reaction — Zelensky should have kept his mouth shut.”

Mar 3 •

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February 2025

America is a Post Dated Check

The USAID freeze sends a message to Putin.

Feb 15 •

December 2024

A Trust Fall for Food

I was first introduced to “gursha” - that intimate expression of Ethiopian hospitality - in a restaurant famous for its meanness.

Dec 18, 2024 •

A Malagasy Word to Beat the Lonely Season

Recently I got a party invite attached to a warning… from the surgeon general.

Dec 11, 2024 •

November 2024

I can't recall exactly when NPR started asking us to track the ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, and other identity markers of everyone we…

Nov 18, 2024 •

September 2024

The Uncomfortable Truth about Reading in Translation

Plus, reserve your spot at our first live workshop

Sep 13, 2024 •

July 2024

Israel's Religious Left

Letter from Jerusalem

Jul 24, 2024 •

June 2024

Inheriting Outsiderness

Is A Superpower

Jun 19, 2024 •

Can You Tell Messy Human Stories in a War? Should You?

A Letter From Belfast to Jerusalem

Jun 9, 2024 •

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The RT Newsletter is Back

Jun 5, 2024 •

December 2023

What Does Giving Cash as a Holiday Gift Say About You?

Navigating the gift-or-bribe divide

Dec 13, 2023 •

November 2023

Is "Niche" A Bad Thing?

I’m just back from a conference in Toronto hanging out with about 4,000 anthropologists, give or take.

Nov 22, 2023 •

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