This Internet Millionaire Has a New Deal for You

A profile of Matt Rutledge, the founder of deals site Woot, which sold to Amazon in 2010. Rutledge is starting a new deals site called “Meh.”

Author: Tim Rogers
Source: D Magazine
Published: Jul 1, 2014
Length: 14 minutes (3,628 words)

Her House of Cards

“The rumpled Houston showed up next, followed by Tobey and Leo.” Inside Hollywood’s most exclusive poker game.

Source: Vanity Fair
Published: Jul 1, 2014
Length: 19 minutes (4,960 words)

Prey

“This is how I went from prey to predator.” A young woman testifies against her rapist and becomes obsessed with dangerous animals in the aftermath.

Source: Hazlitt
Published: Jun 26, 2014
Length: 24 minutes (6,014 words)

“I Was a Washington Post Reporter. And a Crack Addict.”

In 1989, Ruben Castaneda was an ambitious young reporter at the Washington Post, covering the downfall of then-Mayor Marion Barry. And like Barry, Castaneda also had a double life.

Source: Politico
Published: Jun 30, 2014
Length: 15 minutes (3,963 words)

‘Friendship’: The Full First Chapter from Emily Gould’s New Novel

Here is the opening chapter of Friendship, the new novel by Emily Gould, who we’ve featured often on Longreads in the past. Thanks to Gould and FSG for sharing it with the Longreads community. You can purchase the full book from WORD Bookstores

Source: Longreads
Published: Jul 1, 2014
Length: 7 minutes (1,893 words)

How Selling Out Saved Indie Rock

Not long ago, the idea of selling a song for a commercial would have been seen as career suicide. Now, thanks to the music industry’s implosion and the rise of a new generation of artist-friendly ad execs, bands can barely survive without doing so.

Source: BuzzFeed
Published: Nov 10, 2013
Length: 16 minutes (4,200 words)

Stash Pad

How New York real estate became the new Swiss bank account, drawing in wealthy investors from foreign countries.

Published: Jun 29, 2014
Length: 27 minutes (6,750 words)

From Botanical Gardens Intern to Anthony Bourdain’s Assistant: A Job History

Woolever documents her entire career, with some important lessons along the way. “I took out a loan and did a 6-month professional course at the French Culinary Institute, while continuing to work part-time for the family for a few months. I soon learned that I was poorly-equipped to be restaurant cook. I’m rather lazy, I loathe noise, heat, and teamwork, bore easily, and crack under pressure.”

Source: The Billfold
Published: Jun 30, 2014
Length: 12 minutes (3,227 words)

The Story of H.M.: The Amnesiac Who Profoundly Changed the Way We Think About Memory

For this week’s Longreads Member Pick, we’re excited to share a story from The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons, a new book from science reporter Sam Kean looking at stories about the brain and the history of neuroscience.

Author: Sam Kean
Source: Longreads
Published: Jun 30, 2014
Length: 12 minutes (3,008 words)

The Power of Two

An excerpt from Shenk’s forthcoming book, Powers of Two, exploring creativity in pairs, and what made John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s collaboration so powerful.

Source: The Atlantic
Published: Jun 30, 2014
Length: 15 minutes (3,985 words)