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So Fierce Is the World: On Loneliness and Philip Seymour Hoffman
“I believe we must reinvent loneliness in order to survive it. I have been trying to do this my whole life.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Recommending notable stories by Andy Greenberg, Michelle Orange, John Jeremiah Sullivan, Jefferson Mao, and Will Steinfeld.
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Letter to My Teenage Self: An Incarcerated Man Interrogates the Person He Once Was
“From his prison cell, Hector Ortiz reexamines the traumas, hardships, and bad choices that led to his lengthy sentence—and ultimately taught him about the man he needed to be.”
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How Connie Walker Got Us Listening
“Walker was cut off mid-pitch by a producer who asked if she was talking about another ‘poor Indian’ story.”
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Down and Out in Bedford Falls
“‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ and the dream of small-town life.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
In this edition: Lost soul, copy that, missing beats, muzzled watchdogs, and a ramblin’ man.
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The College Wrestlers Who Took On a Grizzly Bear
“Two junior college wrestlers were in the woods looking for antlers when they heard a crunch and saw the scariest thing you can find in the wilderness.”
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He Was Convicted of Killing His Baby. The DA’s Office Says He’s Innocent, but That Might Not Be Enough.
“When new scientific evidence casts doubt on convictions, the justice system has no easy path to freedom —even when it’s the prosecutors doing the asking.”
