Siberia and Zuckerberg

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The Siberian Ice Maiden

Patrick Wyman | Perspectives | 15th September 2026

In 1993, Russian archaeologists discovered the 2000-year-old mummified remains of a young woman in the Ukok Plateau, 7,000 feet above sea level and one of the most remote parts of the planet. She had been interred grandly, dressed in colourful silk and fine wool with pieces of cannabis and coriander. She was dubbed the Siberian Ice Maiden, and was found to have had breast cancer during her brief life (4,700 words)

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Mark

Jeremy Stern | Colossus | 14th September 2026

Long profile of Mark Zuckerberg. Interesting throughout, if a little too sympathetic to its subject. Topics covered include his childhood and adolescence, the Roman Empire, mixed martial arts, the dictator’s dilemma, the 2016 elections and other critical episodes in Facebook history. A through-line is the Emperor Augustus, with whom Zuckerberg seems to have harboured a lifelong obsession (15,000 words)

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