Roald Dahl, the whimsical and wicked mind behind Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, and other famous children’s literature, would have turned 100 on September 13, 2016. Here are seven stories about the man behind these tales.
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Celebrate Pride: The Importance of LGBTQ History
This Pride series continues with stories and interviews surrounding LGBTQ history in the United States.
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Raising Brown Boys in Post-9/11 America
Sorayya Khan recalls racist threats to her young sons after the 2001 attacks, and worries about them as young men living in ‘Trumpistan.’
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The Spectacle of Crime: On Detectives, Mysteries, and Dead Girls
A reading list about fictional detectives and the authors who mastermind their literary crime-solving, as well as real-life detectives searching for the truth.
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The Plot to Steal the Color White From DuPont
How a Chinese corporate spy swiped plans for DuPont’s billion-dollar color formula.
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In Foreign Territory, Wondering: Who is the Alpha Monkey?
Leigh Shulman learns the meaning of home and belonging when she volunteers at a monkey refuge with her nine-year-old daughter.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Our favorite stories of the week, as chosen by the staff at Longreads.
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The Man Who Solved His Own Murder
Alexander Litvinenko—a former Russian spy—was poisoned with a cup of tea at a London hotel. Harding recounts how Litvinenko worked with Scotland Yard in his last days to solve his own murder.
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Longreads Best of 2016: Investigative Reporting
We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in investigative reporting
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Graduation Day: Five Stories About Commencement
If your commencement speaker disappoints, you can read these beautiful addresses from Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ursula K. LeGuin and Joy Ladin.
