David Kushner

“Sebastian realized he’d found an artificial leg and started laughing. How does someone lose that?”

“Explorer stories—from Columbus to Shackleton to Neil Armstrong—are predominantly about white men seeking the edges of the known world. Where did she fit in?”

“Maybe not in our hearts, but certainly in our brains. Plus, they can make you love the indoors far too much—which is why there’s now a full-fledged, woodsy rehab center for joystick addicts who need a soothing pathway back to a normal life.”

How a happy accident has gone on to make men happy the world over.

Dating and hookup sites are filled with bots that convince real people into handing over their money.

How Mark Karpeles forged an empire out of digital currency before becoming a suspect in a half-billion dollar heist.

How a white man from Boston rose through the ranks of Asian organized crime.

James McGibney—a former marine and founder of website BullyVille—aims to stop the worst of the worst on the internet, but critics say he’s the real bully.

How the radical hacking collective Anonymous incited online vigilantism from Tunisia to Ferguson.

This week’s Longreads Member Pick is by David Kushner, a contributing editor for Rolling Stone whose work has been featured on Longreads often in the past. He has just published The Bones of Marianna, a new story from The Atavist, and we’re thrilled to give the ebook to Longreads Members.