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When You Reach the Summit of Everest, You Are Only Halfway There

Idomeni: Life on Hold

The small village of Idomeni is the last stop on the refugee trail in Greece. When Macedonia closed its border in early March, it also became the end of the line for around 14,000…

On Gawker and Peter Thiel

My inbox and timelines have been flooded all day with Peter Thiel/Gawker related posts and emails, and below are some unadulterated thoughts — in no particular order, and replete with typos.

I’m a black man. Here’s what happened when I booked an Airbnb.

So this is a story of an AIRBNB…

Journey of a Wikipedian

There’s no one moment when you go insane;

not when

you find yourself crying into a phone behind a closet door

or tapping your foot to neutralize thoughts you can’t handle

The Gravedigger of Kabul

When a suicide bomber explodes in Kabul, Khwaja Naqib Ahmad entombs both terrorists and victims.

Meet A Man Who Took 14 Cross-Country Flights in 7 Days For The Miles

He’s starting a business to help people travel smarter

Racial Fault Lines in Silicon Valley

What’s it like to be Black in Silicon Valley? I’ll try to explain…

Why ‘her’?

The Case for a Pronoun for a Programmer.

On the Long-term Effects

“When did you lose your virginity?”