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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

Froggie regrets. A precious ticket to a Chicago Bulls game. A conversation about AI and nature. A profile of the world’s most famous unknown writer. And to finish, a look back to last Friday and…

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

An unjust police killing. Nature reclamation in the fossil fuel era. Surviving a bear attack. The underbelly of the antiquities trade. And for a well-earned dessert, the legacy of the world’s first breakout video game.…

Editors’ Picks

On the Record, At Last

George Anders | The American Spectator | March 23, 2023 | 2,017 words

“My father never got to tell his story at the war crimes trials at Nuremberg—it’s taken decades for the truth to come out.”

Nick Cave on the Fragility of Life

Amanda Petrusich | The New Yorker | March 23, 2023 |

“The singer-songwriter believes that we are deeply flawed, impermanent creatures who can sometimes do extraordinary things.”

Honduran Hydra

Jared Olson | The Baffler | March 21, 2023 | 5,254 words

“The unstoppable Guapinol mine.”

Brandon Sanderson Is Your God

Jason Kehe | Wired | March 23, 2023 | 4,044 words

“He’s the biggest fantasy writer in the world. He’s also very Mormon. These things are profoundly related.”

What Happens When Sexting Chatbots Dump Their Human Lovers

Ellen Huet | Bloomberg Businessweek | March 22, 2023 | 1,805 words

“People who grew accustomed to sexting with Replika’s AI-powered companions were heartbroken when the company blocked its bots from engaging in racy chats.”

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All the top #longreads of 2022, selected by our editors, featured authors, and readers.