Trying to form some connection to the father who abandoned him, an outdoorsman surfs the California beach where his father grew up, while looking for answers in the autobiography his father left behind.
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“The Final Five Percent” Wins 2020 Science in Society Journalism Award
Congratulations to Tim Requarth, whose Longreads essay has won the 2020 award in the Longform Narratives category.
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Best of 2025: All Our Number Five Story Picks
Every story we selected for the number five slot in our weekly newsletter, in a handy digest.
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Shelved: Dr. Dre’s Detox
Killer beats, huge hype, and failure to follow through.
Posted inCulture, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature
Here’s What Put Thousands of Californians in the Path of a Blaze
Forest mismanagement, political corruption, and PG&E’s corporate culture created a highly combustible situation.
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‘No Single Machine Should Be Able to Control So Many People’
Can we survive the social web?
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Trading Spaces
Ditching the Midwest for Southern California on the heels of a crushing divorce, the last thing Cheryl Jarvis wants is her 26-year old son for a roomie.
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The Heart Wing
The muscle that never stops, until the very end. Is your heart a hardworking pump or a mystic miracle?
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The Racist Healthcare System that Failed JaMarcus Crews
“Donated kidneys are a precious, limited resource, and once again, Black Americans are at a disadvantage.”
