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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
The April 12 edition features stories by Stephanie McCrummen, Mark Warren, Trina Moyles, Laura Preston, and Jack King.
The Ones We Sent Away
“It is extraordinary what we hide from ourselves—and even more extraordinary that we once hid her, my mother’s sister, and so many like her from everyone.”
The Internet of the 2010s Ended Today
“BuzzFeed News was more than a website: It defined an era.”
The First Year of AI College Ends in Ruin
“There’s an arms race on campus, and professors are losing.”
Picture This: A Tectonic Revolution
“With one map, Marie Tharp revealed the raw, rifted depths of the Atlantic—and changed what we thought we knew about the Earth.”
A Star Reporter’s Break With Reality
“Lara Logan was once a respected 60 Minutes correspondent. Now she trades in conspiracy theories that even far-right media disavow. What happened?”
King Charles’s Very Hobbity Coronation
“What the new monarch’s investiture will reveal about his character—and Britain’s.”

