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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Showcasing stories from Ryu Spaeth, Kit Chellel, Dave Eggers, Holly Haworth, and John Semley.
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The Last Days of Mezcal
“Can the world’s most beautiful spirit survive its own boom?”
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What Happens When Dave Chappelle Buys Up Your Town
“As Chappelle’s comedy made him a controversial figure nationally, some of his Ohio neighbors have been getting mad, too.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
In this edition: loving a killer; GRASE under fire; the marvelous mundane; Texas on two wheels; and the man who would be T. rex king.
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What Happens When Sexting Chatbots Dump Their Human Lovers
“People who grew accustomed to sexting with Replika’s AI-powered companions were heartbroken when the company blocked its bots from engaging in racy chats.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
We’re showcasing work by Kate Wagner, Fintan O’Toole, Rowan Jacobsen, Tamara Kneese, and Susan Dominus.
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The Gambler Who Beat Roulette
“For decades, casinos scoffed as mathematicians and physicists devised elaborate systems to take down the house. Then an unassuming Croatian’s winning strategy forever changed the game.”
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Can AI Unlock the Secrets of the Ancient World?
“Almost 2,000 years ago, a volcano preserved Herculaneum’s vast library of scrolls but left them unreadable. A volunteer army of nerds has been racing to decipher them.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
We’re showcasing work by Patrick Radden Keefe, Ashlee Vance and Ellen Huet, Elizabeth Rush, Jonathon Keats, and Indrani Sen.
