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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week we have stories from Sarah Miller, James D. Walsh, Hanif Abdurraqib, Gabrielle Drolet, and Jeremiah David.
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The Final Dead Shows: Part One
“Everyone is dancing a little bit, bobbing, but really they are having an extended, possibly endless, interior experience.”
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The California Novel No One Can Find
“Collectors have been tracking an 1854 outlaw tale from gold rush San Francisco to the alleys of Mexico City—and beyond. We join the hunt.”
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The Killing of Richard Oakes
“Oakes had sparked an iconic 1960s protest, the occupation of Alcatraz Island.”
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Why You’re More Likely to Develop AI-Psychosis than to Join a Cult
“Philosopher Lucy Osler on the insidious appeal of AI Chatbots.”
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The Life and Times of an American Tween
“In some ways, the world is cooked. But being a twelve-year-old still kind of eats.”
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Recursive Resemblance
“On the feedback loops of mimesis, from the ancients to AI.”
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Inside the “Broletariat Revolution”
“Tech elites hate the media. So they’re taking a page from Fox News.”
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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.
