Why some athletes seek the very limits of human capacity — even in the face of unimaginable risk.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Our editors share five favorites, just in time for your weekend.
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We Bet You Miss Weddings. America’s Greatest Wedding Band Does Too.
“The carefree manner in which the guests of the wedding interacted with one another that night stamps this story in a specific time a seeming eternity ago, before social distancing and quarantine and a great big pause on America’s $60-billion-plus-a-year wedding industrial complex.”
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“I wanted to be someone else”: A Reading List about Con Artists, Grifters, and Imposters
Jacqueline Alnes brings us eight stories about those who live to deceive.
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Jessica Bruder, Garrett M. Graff, Suleika Jaouad, Gulnaz Saiyed, and Daniel Riley.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Story
Waiting for Alice
Nick and Nora had Asta. Why can’t we have Alice?
Posted inArts & Culture, Reading List
Great Reviews Of Movies I Have Never Seen: A Reading List
Sometimes, the review is better than the film it reviews.
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Longreads Best of 2017: Investigative Reporting on Sexual Misconduct
Investigations into sexual misconduct perpetrated by powerful men across several industries had the biggest impact in 2017.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Our favorite stories of the week, featuring, The Dallas Observer, The Marshall Project, GQ, Dissent, and SB Nation.
