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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Showcasing notable stories from Joanne McNeil, Lindsey Liles, Soyonbo Borgin, Frank Chimero, and Holly Haworth.
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A Family of Fugitives
A stranger-than-fiction true crime story, and our latest recommended reads.
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Sandlot Baseball as Social Glue (and More Top 5 Reads)
Finding community in sandlot ball (and our Top 5).
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Burgling the Rich, a Cat’s Life Lessons, and Our Top 5
“I learned to adore the way he sidled against me and to hate his momentary affection, just as he learned to detach from me in weariness and depend on me in hunger. Days with him were a quick education in a cat’s existence.” I once spent a year shadowing a musician I loved, whose body […]
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Uncanny Testimony
As the last Holocaust survivors approach the end of their lives, an AI scholar grapples with technology that promises to freeze them in time.
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Living in an Alive World
Soft eyes, deep listening, and other ways to extend human perception beyond our limits.
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Around The Pit
Circling billions of gallons of toxic water at America’s largest Superfund site.
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Best of 2025: All Our Number One Story Picks
Every story we selected for the number one slot in our weekly newsletter, all in one place.
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Letter from Manhattan 2

On trying to be a “world citizen”—and how expat life rarely delivers on its promises.
