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The Hare Krishnas of Coal Country
The world is full of make-believe. Some of it is sweet, some of it is sick. It persists because we have found no other antidote for pain.
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Best of 2024: All Our Number Five Story Picks
Every story that appeared in the number five slot in our Weekly Top 5, all in one place.
Posted inNonfiction
The Music of the Cave
“Though the team didn’t find the metal library, Armstrong put the adventure ‘up there with the moon landing.'”
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The Great British Reading List
A reading list on the weird and wonderful culture of Great Britain.
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Curator Spotlight: Robert Sanchez on Highlighting Notable Storytelling from City Magazines Across the U.S.
The longtime writer at Denver’s 5280 magazine talks about City Reads, the stellar work published by fellow journalists, and the intimate experience of reading thousands of solidarity letters mailed from across the country, demanding justice for Elijah McClain.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Crime, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
How the US Spied on Allies and Adversaries Alike
The “United States and its allies exploited other nations’ gullibility for years, taking their money and stealing their secrets.”
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Mitchell S. Jackson, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Melissa Fay Greene, Luke Harding, and Irina Dumitrescu.
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‘This Wasn’t His First Time’
A kidnapping deemed a hoax, the newbie detective who cracked the case, and the Harvard-trained lawyer whose mental unraveling set the whole story in motion.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Crime, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
The ‘Accidental Hero’ Who Saved the Internet from WannaCry
“That’s when her son came upstairs and told her, a little uncertainly, that he seemed to have stopped the worst malware attack the world had ever seen.”
