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photo: cisc1970

A million forgotten New Yorkers hidden in plain site

Hart Island is home to the world's largest tax-funded cemetery. Run by the Department of Correction, the inaccessibility offends me the most. Crain's

 
photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

A Modern Patriot’s Silent Journey

After a divisive election, I decided to copy portions of the U.S. Constitution each day to learn more about my country. Observer

 
photo illustration by Dame

Is anyone protecting our data privacy?

I used to feel like I had nothing to hide when it came to privacy, but then I lost it. Take a journey with me through the Fourth Amendment and sites like Spokeo. Dame

photo by Sasha Maslov for Observer

Superbowl of Naturalizations

Judge Robert Katzmann presided over the largest citizenship ceremony in Ellis Island's history. Observer
 

photo by Kaitlyn Flannagan for Observer

Viceland's Karley Sciortino

Published in the midst of the #metoo movement, Slutever boldly reveals Sciortino’s personal brand of feminism. Observer