All the stories we’ve selected as number five in our weekly Top 5 newsletter.
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Longreads Best of 2021: All of Our No. 1 Story Picks
Here’s every story that was chosen as No. 1 in our weekly Top 5 email.
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Longreads Best of 2020: Sports and Games
With leagues across the world undergoing cancellations for much of the year, 2020 has been an interesting one in the world of sports. Here are some stories that resonated with us.
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Shelved: Dr. Dre’s Detox
Killer beats, huge hype, and failure to follow through.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Story
Out There: On Not Finishing
What happens if the stories we tell ourselves about our lives leave us lonely, wrestling with meaning?
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Longreads Best of 2020: Music Writing
Music has been a salve this year, helping us cope with the myriad challenges that 2020 brought. Here are some favorite pieces of music writing we picked in 2020.
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Longreads Best of 2020: Writing on COVID-19
Our top story picks in COVID-19 reporting this year.
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Public Education’s White Flight Problem
More than 50 years after the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision, little has changed, and several groups are hoping to use policy and practice to fix this longstanding issue.
