The NRA’s Murder Mystery
The NRA’s top lawyer was convicted of murder, then freed over bad police work. What really happened?
Longreads’ Best of WordPress, Vol. 3
Here are 10 of our favorite stories right now from Aeon, Grantland, Brooklyn Quarterly, The Awl, Texas Observer and more.
16 And Famous
How Nash Grier became the most popular kid in the world, one six second video at a time.
Robin Williams: 1951-2014
Five interviews with the late actor and comedian.
At 18, Tavi Gevinson Is a Fashion Veteran—and a Broadway Rookie
A profile of a teen icon, after graduation. “‘She likes to argue and so do I,’ says [Kenneth] Lonergan, ‘and she’s really smart and so am I, so you end up having these discussions about interesting and broad-ranging topics. But then I find it very charming that she’ll go from mentioning a talk she gave in Australia at 16 to complaining about ‘Why does my dad care if I go to bed late?’ Or how annoying it is that her best friend is in Costa Rica and she can’t text her.'”
Searching for Joe K
Right in the middle of summer, a mysterious book started arriving in hundreds of Swedes’ mailboxes, but no one knew who wrote it, or why it was being distributed. Intrigued, two Swedish journalists set off to unravel a mystery that had baffled the book’s recipients for seven years.
You’re 16. You’re a Pedophile. You Don’t Want to Hurt Anyone. What Do You Do Now?
Reporter Luke Malone talks to a teenager who, after realizing he is a pedophile, seeks help and starts a support group for people like him. “I asked them if they knew anyone like that, and a few weeks later I received an email. ‘My name is Adam,’ it read. ‘I’m 18 and non-exclusively attracted to boys and girls of all ages (particularly very young ones). I am the leader of a support group for non-offending pedophiles around my age… I would be very happy to talk with you.'” Warning: This story includes graphic details of child abuse.
Additional reading: The Awl’s Choire Sicha interviews Luke Malone about how he reported the story.
Cats and Their People: A Reading List
This week’s reading list from Emily includes stories from SPIN, Rookie, Aeon, and xoJane.
The Tragedy of Louis Scarcella
How the face of NYC’s tough-on-crime era went from Supercop to scapegoat after a series of questionable from convictions.
On Being Stalked
Novelist Helen DeWitt on the harrowing experience of being stalked, and the ways in which the legal system failed her.
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