“The Old Leatherman, a sort of real-life Northeastern Sasquatch, gave me an excuse to step outside my own life.”
Peter Rubin
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The Tale of the Early-Round KO of Muhammad Ali’s Champburger
“Ali may have continued to get his free burgers, but he never did get those hundreds of locations.”
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March 4, 2025
Hi *|FNAME|*, I’m reaching out because you’re a recent supporter of Longreads—so, first off, thank you. However, as you may have noticed, your last scheduled payment never went through. That’s not your fault. It’s ours. Last summer, when we migrated our members to a new payment platform, we were unable to transfer some existing payment […]
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Rappers Used to Sell the Booze. Now They Own It.
“E-40 and Ja Rule got real about taking control of the liquor industry’s love affair with hip-hop.”
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Eco-Radical, Singer, Criminal, Cult Leader: Inside Carbon Nation
“Eligio Bishop declared himself a God to a group of dedicated followers he led through Central America, Mexico, and the US before landing in the Atlanta area. Now he’s serving life in prison.”
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Life Lessons from a Coastal Wolf Pack
“In Alaska, a biologist and her family learn how quickly these iconic predators can change the menu—and bend the rules.”
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The Cat’s Meat Man
“As cats evolved from feral ratters into beloved Victorian companions, a nascent pet-food economy arose on the carts of so-called ‘cat’s meat men.’
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And the Nominees Are…
Hi there, Last week, the American Society of Magazine Editors announced the finalists for this year’s National Magazine Awards. At Longreads, the first thing we noticed was that our sister publication, The Atavist, was a finalist in the Profile category for the story “Coming to America.” The second thing we noticed was how many of […]
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After Lorne
“The ringmaster of ‘Saturday Night Live’ is 80 years old. What happens to the show, not to mention American comedy, when he retires?”
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Seth Rogen is the Boss Now
“[T]he forty-two-year-old actor and producer is already one of the most powerful people in show business—even if he won’t admit it.”