Why some athletes seek the very limits of human capacity — even in the face of unimaginable risk.
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When Hannibal Lecter Took Over
With “The Silence of the Lambs” hitting theaters, Orion wanted a hit. They didn’t anticipate an antihero.
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Trevor Noah Is Still Trying to Explain America to Itself. It’s Getting Harder.
For GQ, Wesley Lowery interviews Daily Show host Trevor Noah.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Clint Smith, Hanif Abdurraqib, Lise Olsen, Jaya Saxena, and Emma Carmichael.
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Disneyland of the Dead
London’s Highgate Cemetery shows us just how hard it is to keep the dead buried.
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Finding My Father Among the Astronauts
“It took more than a decade for me to realize that I never really wanted to become a pilot so much as I wanted to become like my dad, to achieve what others deemed impossible.”
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Best of 2022: All of our No. 5 Story Picks
All the stories we’ve selected as number five in our weekly Top 5 newsletter.
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Best of 2024: All Our Number Five Story Picks
Every story that appeared in the number five slot in our Weekly Top 5, all in one place.
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The Epic Hunt for One of the World’s Most Wanted Men
“He was one of Africa’s richest moguls and helped unleash the Rwandan genocide of 1994. Then Félicien Kabuga vanished and stayed hidden for more than two decades—until recently, when the United Nations’ war crimes detectives picked up his trail and began to close in.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Mosi Secret, David Farrier, Ferris Jabr, Blake Butler, and Eoghan Walsh.
