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Fearless reporting, a behind-the-curtains look at how journalism is made — and an unabashed point of view. Welcome to Chills.

By Lauren Wolfe
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She grew up in a cult but escaped. Then she was nearly felled by a fruit salad.Life outside the cult was much harder to navigate than she’d ever thought possible.
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I am Jewish. I say that because I’m scared.Don’t believe for a second that any of us ‘others’ are safe.
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Advice for writer’s blockThe secret sauce that has allowed me to work (mostly) without it.
Jan 29
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Rape in Ukraine: Evidence of command responsibilityAnd how NYT could have better highlighted this critical development.
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The case for genocide in UkraineComponent: Filtration camps.
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A rare happy postBecause it’s the holidays and not everything is crap.
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Vadim needs your helpA pediatric neurosurgeon and army medic in Kyiv can’t afford his own brain surgery.
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Dear writer: Advice on tackling difficult storiesOn taking the “glass-bottom-boat approach” in first-person writing to interpret painful stories for your readers.
Dec 16, 2022
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Find your rabbiA video tip from the field.
Dec 12, 2022
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Leaked Russian memo outlines readiness for enemy mind controlAmong other strategies the Russians believe the enemy may employ include “psychocorrecting games” and “computer psyviruses.”
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Radiation for Vadim, pediatric neurosurgeon and frontline medic in UkraineBy helping him, you help injured soldiers too.
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Fearless reporting, a behind-the-curtains look at how journalism is made — and an unabashed point of view. Welcome to Chills.
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