This week, we’re sharing stories from Malcolm Harris, Tom Lamont, Melissa Jeltsen, Moe Tkacik, and Lavinia Spalding.
Nonfiction
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Behind One of the Sketchiest Men, a Sketchy Woman
Moe Tkacik reveals the web of shadiness lurking behind WeWork’s facade.
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8 Longreads by Will Storr on the Science of Storytelling
Eight must-read stories that investigate science, belief, and the human impulse to tell stories.
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How I Got My Shrink Back
An entanglement with her shrink-stalking protege teaches Susan Shapiro something about forgiveness.
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A Survey of My Right Arm
Why couldn’t this ailing appendage get over itself? Diagnosing a mysterious malady.
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The People We Love to Hate on Social Media
What the people we envy online can tell us about ourselves.
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If Miscarriage is So Normal, Why Doesn’t Anybody Talk About It?
When she loses a pregnancy, Anna Lea Hand searches in vain for vital advice and information.
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25 Movies and the Magazine Stories That Inspired Them
A selection of 25 successful article-to-film adaptations that made it all the way to the box office.
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Why Do Seventh-Day Adventists Live Longer Than Most Americans?
This conservative Christian sect takes the Bible’s messages about the body very seriously. Even non-Christians can learn a lot from their healthy lifestyle.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from James Hamblin, Josina Guess, Edward Carey, Paraic O’Donnell, and Ruth Graham.