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A yellowed newspaper clipping about the former child star Lora Lee Michel.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads November 4, 2022November 9, 2022

This week we’re sharing stories from Stacy Perman, Azadeh Moaveni, Jake Kring-Schreifels, Kris Newby, and Nikita Arora.

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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads October 28, 2022November 9, 2022

This week’s list features stories from Shara Johnson. Paul Fischer, John Woodrow Cox, Marc Hogan, and Angelica Jade Bastién.

Atlantic bluefin tuna in the sea
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads October 21, 2022November 9, 2022

This week’s list features stories from Melissa del Bosque, Jeff Maysh, Nathan Munn, Katherine Rundell, and Tom Lamont.

On a misty evening, a man walks along a quiet Dutch street
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads October 14, 2022October 14, 2022

This week, our editors recommend stories by Naomi Gordon-Loebl, Jean Guerrero, Ben Goldfarb, Dan Kois, and Reeves Wiedeman.

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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads October 7, 2022October 19, 2022

This week, our editors recommend stories by Elizabeth Bruenig, Joshua St.Clair, Tan Tuck Ming, José Vergara, and Eleanor Cummins.

A long line of people stand near the Tower Bridge in London
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads September 30, 2022October 19, 2022

This week, our editors recommend stories by Eric Borsuk, Aaron Gell, Laurie Penny, Hanif Abdurraqib, and Will Rees.

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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads September 23, 2022October 19, 2022

This week, our editors recommend stories by Seth Harp, Alanna Mitchell, Cezary Podkul, Alex Vuocolo, and Loren Grush.

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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads September 16, 2022October 19, 2022

This week, our editors recommend stories by Michael Wilson, Joseph Bien-Kahn, Jason Anthony, AC Shelton, and Tom Breihan.

Serena WIlliams, wearing a black tennis minidress, tosses a ball high in the air before serving at the US Open.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads September 9, 2022October 19, 2022

This week, our editors recommend stories by Carla Ciccone, Lex Pryor, Bhavya Dore, Michelle Cyca, and Casey Lyons.

Group of robots look at human figure frozen inside glass cube
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads September 2, 2022October 19, 2022

This week, our editors recommend stories by Yessenia Funes, Carl Elliott, Courtney Shea, Jillian Steinhauer, and Ed Simon.

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