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Ballad for a Plain Man: Singer Jeff Finlin Thought He'd Hit the Big-Time—Until He Didn't

Ballad for a Plain Man: Singer Jeff Finlin Thought He’d Hit the Big-Time—Until He Didn’t

Game of Her Life: On 14-Year-Old Ugandan Chess Player Phiona Mutesi

Game of Her Life: On 14-Year-Old Ugandan Chess Player Phiona Mutesi

Program Note: Welcoming Rolling Stone to the #Longreads Community

Program Note: Welcoming Rolling Stone to the #Longreads Community

The Constitution and Its Worshippers

The Constitution and Its Worshippers

Our Desperate, 250-Year-Long Search for a Gender-Neutral Pronoun

Our Desperate, 250-Year-Long Search for a Gender-Neutral Pronoun

The Fresh Air Interview: Joan Rivers

The Fresh Air Interview: Joan Rivers

Jim Joyce Still Haunted By Blown Perfect-Game Call

Jim Joyce Still Haunted By Blown Perfect-Game Call

A Son of the Bayou, Torn Over the Shrimping Life

A Son of the Bayou, Torn Over the Shrimping Life

The Boy Who Died of Football

The Boy Who Died of Football

Afghanistan: Land of War and Opportunity

Afghanistan: Land of War and Opportunity