“When Leo Babler was born with a rare and deadly genetic disorder, his parents reshaped their lives.”
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“You Are Always Just a Kiss Away From Me My Beautiful Boy.”
“Their family members vanished near Mass. Ave. They won’t stop searching.”
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The Murder of Moriah Wilson
“How did one of the best young bike racers in the country wind up dead in an Austin apartment?”
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My Road Trip With the Do-Gooding Cactus Smugglers
“Can poaching ever be ethical?”
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What I Found on the 365-Mile Trail of a Lost Folk Hero
“The Old Leatherman, a sort of real-life Northeastern Sasquatch, gave me an excuse to step outside my own life.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week we’re recommending stories by Zarlasht Halaimzai, Gloria Liu, E. Jean Carroll, Amy Margolis, and Chris Colin.
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Ancient Jars
“We need containers, if only to exist with enough solidity to overcome them.”
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Keep Your Bird-Watching—I’m a Spider Man
“With climate change putting them in danger, they could use a few new friends.”
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No School, No Fresh Air and Isolated
“Children incarcerated in Shelby County’s juvenile detention center are frequently held in solitary confinement, according to more than two dozen sources who spoke with MLK50.”
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‘The Worst Neighbor Ever’
“He moved to the block promising a new bookstore. He brought a whole lot more than that. Now no one is quite sure how to describe what happened outside Quirky Books.”
