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Longreads Best of 2020: Investigative Reporting
Our top picks for investigative journalism this year.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from George Chidi, Chantha Nguon and Kim Green, Poppy Sebag-Montefiore, Stephanie Hayes, and Brianne Garrett.
Where Everybody Knows Your Pronouns
Camp Lost Boys has hiking, canoeing, and in-depth discussions about toxic masculinity.
The Mysterious Case of Mr. X
For eight years, a man with amnesia lived at a hospital in Mississippi. Who was he — and why had no one come looking for him?
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from David Dayen, M.H. Miller, T. Cooper, Caren Lissner, and Michael Adno.
Open the Door to the Political World of Narnia
“One road unquestionably leads from Narnia to Brexit. Lewis would have hated the notion of a superstate with all the extra ‘meddling’ that implies.”
Switch at Birth — But How?
Two women gave birth on the same day in a place called Come By Chance. Half a century later, their children made a shocking discovery.
A Tall Tree Reading List
Let’s go down to the woods today … with a reading list all about trees.

