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Out from Under

by Automattic November 4, 2015October 19, 2022

A Detroit family fights to win their house back in the Wayne County foreclosure auction after being scammed by a sub-subprime entrepreneur.

Nonfiction, Reading List, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads July 10, 2015April 16, 2024

Below, our favorite stories of the week. Kindle users, you can also get them as a Readlist. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. * * * 1. The Lost Girls Jason Cherkis | Huffington Post | July 8, 2015 | 34 minutes (8,555 words) A decades-long secret revealed: The Runaways bassist Jackie Fuchs […]

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Quotes

Meet the Honey Badgers: The Women For Men’s Rights

by Emily Perper October 20, 2015October 19, 2022

At Marie Claire, Jen Ortiz interviews these rabid defenders of men and subtly refutes their every point in her investigation.

Mystery Meat, Bologna Soup and Maggots

by Automattic July 8, 2015October 19, 2022

A former prisoner describes what it’s like to actually eat the food at a Detroit-area jail; the failings of Aramark, the company the Michigan Department of Corrections contracts for food service; and the thriving underground economy that supplements state-issued meals.

Fiction, Story

Cities I’ve Never Lived In: A Story By Sara Majka

by A. N. Devers October 31, 2015October 19, 2022

“These stories are a marvel and will break your heart.”

Nonfiction, Quotes

Can the Navel-Gazing Norwegian Novelist Tell Us Anything About America?

by A. N. Devers February 25, 2015April 16, 2024

Peter deemed my proposed plan — driving 12 hours back east to Maine to glimpse my dreamed-of American landscape — completely unrealistic, and rightly so, as I realized with a sudden sense of shame. At the same time, I had the feeling that he really wanted me to see Detroit. And why not? It was […]