Each story we chose as our number five piece of the week in 2023, all in one place.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Jill McCabe Johnson, Stacey Anderson, Megan Pillow, Barry Blanchard, and Elizabeth Rush.
Inside Xinjiang’s Prison State
“Survivors of China’s campaign of persecution reveal the scope of the devastation.”
Nine Days in Wuhan, the Ground Zero of the Coronavirus Pandemic
“There’s no other country where the pandemic’s effects have been so concentrated in a single city.”
Inside the Early Days of China’s Coronavirus Coverup
“The dawn of a pandemic — as seen through the news and social media posts that vanished from China’s internet.”
I Think I’m Going to Be Sick
The ride technology at amusement parks has become more sophisticated. For ride-goers prone to motion sickness, the outcome can be messy.
How China Censored Citizens and the Press on COVID-19
China maintains its swift, open response to coronavirus bought time for the world. Journalists, had their stories not been deleted, will tell you otherwise.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Skip Hollandsworth, Kory Grow and Jason Newman, Jordan Kisner, Clare Fieseler, and Jessica Klein.
Four Stories from Wuhan
“From the moment my mother died, I haven’t stopped thinking about how I could have saved her.”
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Ben Mauk and Matt Huynh, Katie Engelhart, Devon O’Neil, Ariel Saramandi, and Tananarive Due.

