“Kota Youngblood told his neighbors there were hits out on their lives — and only he could save them.”
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The Out-of-Control Spread of Crowd-Control Tech
“Broken bones. Eye trauma. Brain injuries. How America’s sketchy “less-lethal” weapons industry exports its insidious brand of violence around the world.”
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An Icelandic Town Goes All Out to Save Baby Puffins
“Kids and senior citizens alike rally to rescue beloved young seabirds that have lost their bearings.”
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A New Jersey Teen Finds Treasure, and More, in Abandoned Storage Units
“Michael Haskell, 17, set out to make some money from his locker dives. He ended up learning about life.”
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My Season of Ativan
“Both of my parents were in hospice, on opposite coasts. Then I found out that I had breast cancer.”
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Pizza Supreme
“Pizza Hut Classic is fast becoming a cultural obsession. I spent a day at one to find out why.”
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How America Got Its Baby Back, Baby Back, Baby Back
“Chili’s was once a relic of the ’90s. Then it blew past its competitors—and conquered casual American dining. In its Texas test kitchen, I saw how.”
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How Does a Magician Trick Other Magicians? We Went to Find Out
“At the ‘magic Olympics,’ magicians from around the world compete to be deemed the world’s best. To win, they must fool each other.”
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ISpyForGood
“On any given day I was seen as both valuable and disposable, sometimes oscillating between these in the same hour.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Notable stories on chasing manhood, naming Gaza’s dead, searching the stacks for a rare book, leaving music behind, and opting out.
