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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Featuring stories from Margaret Talbot, Wiam El-Tamami, Virginia Heffernan, Dave Denison, and Meilan Solly.
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A Friend Named Arthur and The Week’s Top 5
“But now I like to imagine him in Paris, sitting at a café, drinking an espresso, his notebook open, full of notes and poetry. It’s easy to picture in my mind. He’d look perfect there.” Four years ago, Kevin Sampsell lost his friend Arthur to suicide. He started writing about him three years ago—but the […]
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The After, and Our Top 5
An excerpt from the graphic memoir “Opioids & Organs,” the latest from The Atavist, and our Top 5.
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Best of 2024: All Our Number One Story Picks
Every story that appeared in the number one slot in our Weekly Top 5, all in one place.
Posted inNonfiction
Best of 2023: All of Our Number One Story Picks
Every piece we selected as our top story of the week in 2023, all in one place.
Posted inFood, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
Hard Shell Tacos Aren’t As Hardcore Gringo As You Think
The origins of hard shell tacos are hazy, but certain things are clear.
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The ‘Moderate Thoughfulness’ Hour with Preet Bharara
Media-friendly former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara tries out podcasting.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Story
Checking in on the Masculinity Crisis
If masculinity really is in crisis — and that’s a big if — we should at least be able to agree that it’s not women’s responsibility to fix it.
