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Sleeping with the Enemy

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PUBLISHED: Aug. 15, 2011
LENGTH: 2 minutes (571 words)

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week [17]

Mother Jones guest blogger Mark Armstrong is the founder of Longreads, a site devoted to uncovering the best long-form nonfiction articles available online. And what better time to curl up…
LENGTH: 5 minutes (1451 words)

Is a Scottish Da Vinci responsible for the Rosslyn melodies?

Gilbert Hay returned to his native Scotland in 1445 after 20 years on the court of King Charles VII of Francethe same king who Joan of Arc helped install to the throne. Now, at age 48, Hay had a…
PUBLISHED: May 19, 2011
LENGTH: 7 minutes (1999 words)

Is buying sex a better way to help Cambodian women than buying a T-shirt?

A brothel in Phnom Penh, Cambodia"Is this a good job?"That had to rank as one of dumbest questions in the history of modern journalism. I'd put it to a young woman who'd just served me a drink at
PUBLISHED: May 19, 2011
LENGTH: 8 minutes (2100 words)

Offbeat at the Apollo

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LENGTH: 10 minutes (2548 words)
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Why We're Stuck with Pakistan

When the U.S. confronted Pakistan after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, there were no discussions of common goals and shared…
PUBLISHED: May 12, 2011
LENGTH: 4 minutes (1097 words)

The Untimely Death of a Green-Collar Job Trainee—and One Graduate's Triumph

Thu May. 12, 2011 6:45 AM PDTLawrence Albert "Jahon"Craig Gadlin, a 23-year-old father in Richmond, California, was outside repairing a car with friends on May 13, 2010, when a red minivan drove past…
LENGTH: 3 minutes (932 words)
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