“Police ruled Heather Mayer’s death a suicide. Her mother set out to prove them wrong and uncovered an escalating tale of violence.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
An investigation into a heinous (and lurid) crime. A look at the spirited world of competitive cheer. A visit to the world’s creepiest motel. An empathic eye on assisted dying. And the true planetary cost of your beloved cat. Our favorites of the week, pulled from all of our editors’ picks. 1. What Happened to Heather […]
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When Theme Parks Bite Back (and the Week’s Top 5)
“Thrillseekers want their kinesthetic sense disturbed—that’s the whole point. But push the drama too intensely and a person may never come back again.” Happy Friday! With summer in full swing, we hope you’ve got something fun planned this weekend. If you’re an adrenaline junkie like Emily Latimer, that may mean heading to an amusement park. […]
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Best of 2023: All of Our Number One Story Picks
Every piece we selected as our top story of the week in 2023, all in one place.
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Unattributed: A Reading List on Plagiarism
In the internet age, plagiarizing has become easier to detect—and harder to resist.
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To fight back against the warring gangs and violent offenders, the tribe has revived an ancient form of punishment: banishment. Legally called “exclusion,” it forbids the offender from entering the reservation’s trust land for at least five years. When it was used centuries ago, banishment was a thinly veiled death sentence. Without the rest of […]
