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Right-Wing Media and the Death of an Alabama Pastor: An American Tragedy
“Bubba Copeland was the heart and soul of his community—mayor, businessman. When a website exposed his deepest secrets, his life wasn’t the only thing that was destroyed.”
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Misdirectives
“A public high school teacher asks why the wrong things cause a fuss in schools.”
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How “Chuck Norris Facts” Gave Birth to the Modern Meme
“It’s hard to say Ian Spector officially invented the meme. But he was, at minimum, a key early influencer.”
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Why Are Pants So Big (Again)?
“And what the latest swing from skinny to wide tells us about ourselves.”
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How Far Can Running Take You After a Decade of Addiction?
“Ammons thinks his experiences as an addict help him endure the worst that running can dish out.”
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Silicon Savanna: The Workers Taking on Africa’s Digital Sweatshops
“Kenya has become ground zero in a battle over the future of content moderation in Africa and beyond.”
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Lost at Parkland: ‘Peter Was Always My Translator’
For one family, grieving the child they lost in the Parkland, Fla., school shooting is complicated by differences in language and culture.
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I Gave Myself a Month to Make One New Friend. How Hard Could That Be?
“Americans have become terrible at making and keeping friends.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week we are featuring stories from Fletcher Reveley, Susan Freinkel, Nick Paumgarten, Dana Salvador, and Kathryn Hughes.
