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Posted inReading List

A New Leaf: A Post-Legalization Cannabis Reading List

by Peter Rubin October 28, 2021October 19, 2022

Five stories demonstrating how the green rush nurtured the best and worst that U.S. capitalism had to offer

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Posted inCuration, Nonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads March 4, 2022October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Annie Hylton, Justin Ling, Jonathan Tjarks, Nicole Shawn Junior, and Lauren Hough.

Posted inArts & Culture

Letting Go of The ’90s

by Carolyn Wells October 27, 2022October 27, 2022

Remembering “The ’90s Are Old”

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Posted inQuotes

Happy Birthday Tom: A Tom Cruise Reading List

by Chloe Walker June 30, 2022October 19, 2022

Tom Cruise is about to turn 60 — time for a look back at the life of a master maverick.

Posted inBlog Post, Crime, Nonfiction, Reading List

15 True Crime Longreads and the Questions We Should Ask Ourselves When Reading Them

by Catherine Cusick March 11, 2020October 19, 2022

By bringing new dimensions to an unjust process, a well-told story has the power to impact some of our most flawed systems.

Posted inStory

The Great White Nope

by Soraya Roberts December 11, 2019December 30, 2022

Canada’s old white publishing institutions are a lesson in what happens when your media industry contracts: journalism no longer serves the reality of the country.

Posted inBooks, Current Events, Member Pick, Story

Putin’s Rasputin

by Longreads July 11, 2019October 19, 2022

Journalist Amos Barshad meets with “Putin whisperer” Aleksandr Dugin to try to understand how a shadowy advisor exerts influence.

Posted inBlog Post, Featured, Nonfiction

Basketball’s ‘Flopping’ Problem

by Matt Giles January 30, 2017October 19, 2022

The art of egregious overreaction.

Posted inNonfiction

The Gilded Age of (Unpaid) Internet Writing

by Rebecca Schuman October 2, 2018October 27, 2022

How ’90s webzines heralded the best — and worst — of today’s online media landscape.

Posted inArts & Culture, Current Events, Nonfiction

The Ubiquity and Brilliance of Tom Petty

by Matt Giles October 3, 2017October 19, 2022

The musician always seemed to be more of a friend to his fans than a distant celebrity.

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