The Killing of Sammy Yatim
The death of Sammy Yatim unleashed a torrent of anti-police outrage in Toronto. For most Torontonians, the video was the verdict. But what really happened on the Dundas streetcar that night? Toronto Life’s Mary Rogan on the untold story of the cop who pulled the trigger.
How to Skip College — and Thrive
Grace Jay-Benjamin thrived and excelled while attending two of Philadelphia’s best schools, but decided not to attend college upon graduating from high school.
The Lightning Rod
Dr. Robert Lanza has racked up a slew of scientific accolades—and generated an equal amount of controversy—for his pioneering work on cloning and stem cells. He also lives alone on his own island, collects dinosaur bones, and is often the subject of Good Will Hunting comparisons.
Longreads’ Best of WordPress, Vol. 4
Here are 10 of our favorite stories right now from Gangrey, The Hairpin, Carrying the Gun, The Washington Post, Slice Magazine, and more.
The Rise of Biblical Counseling
How biblical counseling became commonplace for millions of Christians, and why that may be problematic.
Dress Your Family In Your Lover’s Shoes
Hale recalls meeting a boyfriend’s eccentric family during a trip Ireland.
‘A Bunch of Native American Kids from the Rez are the Basketball Kings of Wyoming’
Meet the Wyoming Indian High School Chiefs, who are creating a basketball dynasty at a tiny school on the Wind River Reservation.
The Antidote
The heroin epidemic raging across the country has hit the middle-class neighborhoods of Staten Island particularly hard. A drug called naloxone has the power to revive overdose victims, but is it enough to combat the community’s opioid crisis?
Children at Risk
A two-part investigation into unregulated day care in Virginia.
Part II: “After a Child’s Death, Parents Grapple With Second Guesses”
‘Must Be Hard to Live on That’: A Labor Day Reading List
Five stories from the labor movement, and from workers just looking for a better opportunity for themselves.
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