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Fast Times on America’s Slowest Train

by Harrison Scott Key October 3, 2023September 29, 2023

A surreal train ride between Chicago and New Orleans proves that Amtrak still has a lot to offer. (Not including speed or the food.)

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I Remember Arthur

by Kevin Sampsell September 26, 2023September 22, 2023

A writer examines his own depression and suicidal ideation after losing an enigmatic friend and a deeply personal book draft.

A cartoonish spy in a black hat and one in a white hat, looking at each other from opposite sides of the frame.
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A Hand From One Page, A Bomb From Another: Rethinking “Spy vs. Spy”

by Gyasi Hall September 12, 2023September 11, 2023

The iconic comic strip may seem simple, but its central metaphor has proven impossible to replicate.

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Unknown Costs

by Wilson M. Sims September 7, 2023September 5, 2023

Forty-three million Americans need substance addiction treatment, but only a tiny fraction receive it. We know why.

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Into the Devil’s Jaw

by Longreads September 5, 2023October 2, 2023

How a a wrong turn led to the largest peacetime disaster in American naval history.

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The Memory Picture

by Maggie Levantovskaya August 31, 2023September 5, 2023

Being able to prepare for death is a complicated luxury.

Television producer Lorne Michaels, surrounded by dozens of "Saturday Night Live" alumni.
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Who’s Afraid of Lorne Michaels?

by Seth Simons August 17, 2023September 5, 2023

Very rarely can we see an entire system reflected in one person. The creator and executive producer of “Saturday Night Live” is such a person.

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Taken and Told

by Longreads August 3, 2023August 3, 2023

A filmmaker was producing a documentary series on the Iran hostage crisis. Then her father went missing overseas.

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Ron’s Place

by Max Olesker July 13, 2023July 12, 2023

A man’s death revealed his secret masterpiece—his rented home, illegally transformed into a classical villa. What happened next questions how we define art.

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Inside the World of Nigerian “Yahoo Boys”

by Longreads July 11, 2023July 4, 2023

Could Carlos Barragán find the person who conned his mother?

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