[Fiction] A young woman goes on a bad date with an older man.
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Weinstein’s Complicity Machine
Harvey Weinstein built and relied on relationships with prominent politicians, talent agencies, and media companies to protect himself from abuse allegations. He forced some of his employees to keep him supplied with erectile dysfunction drugs, which were delivered to him before his meetings with women, and threatened their careers if they spoke out.
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The Wounds They Carry
How six teens dealt with their trauma days after the Las Vegas shooting massacre. Cox spoke with family members, friends, witnesses, doctors, and school officials to show the effect of gun violence on these young survivors.
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Derivative Sport: The Journalistic Legacy of David Foster Wallace
Editors and writers discuss the ways David Foster Wallace’s work influenced them and what it was like to work with him.
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For the Love of Sturgill Simpson, Country Rocker Ignored by Country Music
A love letter to the musician with a clear country voice.
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The Third Life of Richard Miles
Richard Miles spent 15 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. The state of Texas compensated Miles for his wrongful conviction, but life after vindication has come with its own set of challenges.
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Thank You For Making the 2017 Longreads Member Drive a Success
Thanks to all of our generous readers and supporters, who helped us raise more than $140,000 for our story fund.
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The Tech Industry’s Gender-Discrimination Problem
Kolhatkar walks us through several egregious allegations of abuse and discrimination suffered by women at tech companies like Tesla, SoFi, and Google. The problems are pervasive and are surfacing as more women come forward; class-action gender-discrimination suits are pending against companies such as Twitter, Microsoft, and Uber.
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Love’s Road Home
A wedding day postscript to Chivers’ Pulitzer winning story about Sam Siatta, a Marine Corps veteran of the war in Afghanistan who returned home with PTSD and landed in prison after committing a crime he says he doesn’t remember.
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Woman Says Roy Moore Initiated Sexual Encounter When She Was 14, He Was 32
Leigh Corfman says that Roy Moore, a 2018 U.S. Senate candidate from Alabama, took her to his house when she was 14 years old and had sexual contact with her. Three other women say Moore pursued relationships with them when they were between the ages of 16 and 18.