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Today, Félicité Niyitegeka is celebrated in Rwanda as a national hero, but her bravery is little known outside the country.

murder

How Félicité Niyitegeka Saved her Tutsi Neighbors from Genocide in Rwanda

"They are human beings, your brothers and sisters."

By Elizabeth Svoboda
A cottage on the Barlow Respiratory Hospital grounds in 2021.

abandoned

Seeing the Pandemic Through the Shuttered Bungalows of an L.A. Sanatorium

Once a haven for tuberculosis patients, Barlow Respiratory Hospital is uniquely suited to the COVID and post-COVID eras.

By Elizabeth Svoboda
Coast redwoods in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, California.

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Can Redwoods Save the World?

Not by themselves, but the Archangel Ancient Tree Archive is out to show how they can help.

By Elizabeth Svoboda
A policewoman guards the railway car memorial at Drancy in 2005, after an attempt to burn it.

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The Dark Past and Unsettled Present of a Paris Housing Project

“Drancy is like the French bad conscience.”

By Elizabeth Svoboda
A view of Medellín, Colombia, from a landing on the public escalator that climbs into the Comuna 13 neighborhood.

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Medellín's Bright Future Is Tangled Up With Its Dark Past

Decades after the end of the narco era, a Colombian city wonders if it is better to forget.

By Elizabeth Svoboda
A pre-1906 view of the house from the south.

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Demystifying the Winchester Mystery House

Under new management, the labyrinthine mansion is giving up more of its closely guarded secrets.

By Elizabeth Svoboda

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