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The Tale Is a Powerful, Messy Story About Abuse
At this year’s Sundance, Jennifer Fox’s film stood out for its harrowing exploration of the director’s own experience as a teenage girl.
Emily Buder
Emily Buder is a former film curator at The Atlantic.
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Medical Research Council/The Atlantic What Was Lost When SXSW Was Canceled
It’s okay to grieve the loss of a big opportunity, even during a pandemic.
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For nearly three decades, Christopher Knight lived undetected in the dense woods of Maine.
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In Wuhan, a young woman and her fiancé’s dreams are shattered.
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People from more than 30 countries share joyous moments from their lives in quarantine.
What Doctors Are Afraid Of
At the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic, health-care workers describe a new world of chaos, fear, and suffering.
A Disturbing Look Inside an Italian Hospital
“Seeing people one step away from dying kills a little part of you.”
What Misinformation Has to Do With Toilet Paper
In 1973, Johnny Carson spread an unsubstantiated rumor that sent America into a panic-buying frenzy.
10 Days Later: What Italians Wish They Had Known
Quarantined Italians record messages to themselves 10 days ago, when the pandemic hadn’t yet killed 1,809 people and infected more than 24,000 across the country.
