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Introducing Edward Abel Smith’s new reported essay, “Have I Befriended a Murderer?”

This week we are showcasing stories on dark nutrition, Eurovision, Wikipedia, medjool dates, and the slappy man-hug.

In China, a road trip is the new Chinese dream. For one family, it’s also a chance to break the silence.

Doubt, idiocracy, baseball, meals, and fish. Find out why these five stories stood out.

An essay on death, a bone church, and learning to live again.

Jasper Craven answers the Longreads Questionnaire.

In this edition: an epic adventure, what dendrochronologists have learned about Indigenous fire suppression practices, how technology is deskilling the body, and more.

How we soften the blow and our reading recommendations.

Our Top 5 Longreads of the week.

Introducing our latest questionnaire from Erika Hayasaki.