What would you sacrifice for your pet? When Shawna Richer’s dog, Scout, became paralyzed, she had to make a choice: would she put her down, or do whatever it took to save her?
Cheri Lucas Rowlands
Cheri has been an editor at Longreads since 2014.
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A Dog’s Life
“People who have not loved a dog will never experience the most honest, pure and unconditional relationship a human can have. But to love a dog is to sign up for heartbreak.” What would you sacrifice for your pet? When Shawna Richer’s dog, Scout, became paralyzed, she had to make a choice: would she put […]
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When No One Pulls the Trigger, the Gun Is to Blame
At The Trace, Casey Parks tells the story of a Mississippi father seeking justice after learning a faulty rifle is responsible for the death of his younger son.
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His Only Living Boy
Roger Stringer, a father and gun owner in Mississippi, testifies against his older son, Zac, in the shooting that kills his younger son, Justin. Zac goes to prison, but eventually Roger learns that the rifle in the incident — a Remington Model 700 — is at fault.
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‘It Happened to My Father the Way It Happened’: The Truth About Green Book
At Vanity Fair, film critic K. Austin Collins explores the shaky “true story” of Green Book, the film by Peter Farrelly starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali.
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The Truth About Green Book
Peter Farrelly’s Green Book, a “true story” about an Italian-American bouncer who escorts a black pianist on a tour of the Jim Crow South in 1962, is emerging as an awards season frontrunner. But the family of the pianist, Dr. Shirley, has dismissed the film, not just for its factual inaccuracies, but for essentially revising and rewriting […]
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A City in Upheaval: The Story of a Single Block in West Oakland’s Ghost Town Neighborhood
Annette Miller, a longtime resident of West Oakland’s Ghost Town neighborhood, has witnessed the dramatic transformation of the city as changes sweep the block she’s lived on for over 50 years.
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The Guardians of Ghost Town
Longtime West Oakland resident Annette Miller has witnessed the dramatic transformation of the city as changes over the past few decades have swept the block she’s lived on for over 50 years.
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The Last Place Where No One Is Looking: Embracing the End Times of Snapchat
As once-popular Snapchat becomes an increasingly irrelevant platform, Helena Fitzgerald finds beauty in its uselessness.
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The Decline of Snapchat and the Secret Joy of Internet Ghost Towns
As once-popular Snapchat becomes an increasingly irrelevant platform, Helena Fitzgerald finds beauty in its uselessness.