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image of a total solar eclipse

Threshold

By Scott Broker
Silhouette of a crowd of people wielding swords against a fiery background, as if to suggest war.

Once Upon a Time

By Natsume Sōseki, translated from Chinese by Ryan Choi
A fly sits on edge of a white flower's petal against a blurry green background.

Kingdom

By Brian Gyamfi

My Mother’s Stalker

By K-Ming Chang

Judith Hertog

Judith Hertog grew up in Amsterdam and, after some wandering around the world, eventually ended up living in Vermont. Her essays and articles have appeared in publications such as The New York Times, Longreads, The Sun, and Tricycle. She is working on a book about Tibet, the idealization of Tibetan Buddhism, and the politics of religion.
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Interview ReligionUSA

Carolyn Chen: “Buddhism has found a new institutional home in the West: the corporation”

By Judith Hertog and Carolyn Chen July 11, 2022
Silicon Valley is the latest player in a history of Western appropriation of Buddhism.
Interview Asia & OceaniaLit World

Barbara Demick: “I want to portray history through the eyes of the people living it.”

By Judith Hertog December 7, 2020
The journalist talks about how humans respond to crisis, reporting on repressive regimes, and why she wanted to write about Tibet.
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