This year’s National Magazine Awards were handed out Monday night in New York, with General Excellence honors going to publications including The New Yorker, Glamour, Garden & Gun, Nautilus and The Hollywood Reporter.
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The 2015 National Magazine Award Winners: A Reading List
This year’s National Magazine Awards were handed out Monday night in New York, with General Excellence honors going to publications including The New Yorker, Glamour, Garden & Gun, Nautilus and The Hollywood Reporter.
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When Dave Chappelle Met Rob Ford
I was like, “Is the mayor in? Could you tell him Dave Chappelle is here to see him?”
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The Freelancers’ Roundtable
A conversation between freelancers Eva Holland, Josh Dean, Jason Fagone, and May Jeong about pitching stories, negotiating contracts, and breaking into a tough industry.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Our story picks of the week, featuring Rolling Stone, The New Republic, GQ, Hazlitt, and Jezebel.
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Four Stories About Merle Haggard
Four Stories About Merle Haggard.
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How a Prolific Counterfeiter Tricked a Swiss Paper Mill Into Helping Him
In GQ magazine, Wells Tower talks to Frank Bourassa, one of the most prolific counterfeiters in American history who reproduced more than $200 million in twenty dollar bills.
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Longreads Best of 2015: Under-Recognized Stories
Stories that deserved more attention in 2015.
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The Get-Rich-Quick Schemes of George Zimmerman’s Family
Robert’s ultimate goal was to turn George into a reality-TV star. His models were John Walsh, who began hosting America’s Most Wanted after his 6-year-old son was abducted and killed, and the Kardashians, whose fame was launched by Kim’s leaked sex tape. “I learn a lot from watching Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” Robert told me. “Like, use the shit you’ve got.”
