Showcasing stories from Nicholas Hune-Brown, Nick Sturm, Samanth Subramanian, Kristin Idaszak, and Sy Safransky.
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‘I’m Good, I Promise’: The Loneliness of the Low-Ranking Tennis Player
“I was once Ireland’s No 1 player, and tried for years to climb the global ranks. But life at the bottom of the top can be brutal.”
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Inside the Paris Attacks Trial
“A man stood up and said: ‘Stop it, what are you doing?’ One of the killers shot him.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Recommending stories by Alice Hines, Maggie Harrison Dupré, Katie Engelhart, Pooja Bhatia, and Tom Lamont.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Recommending stories from Kate Mossman, Luke Winkie, Lou Stoppard, Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne, and Rosa Lyster.
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Inside the Vatican’s Secret Saint-Making Process
“Canonization has long been a way for the Catholic church to shape its image. The Vatican is preparing to anoint its first millennial saint, but how does it decide who is worthy?”
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You Wouldn’t Believe How Difficult It Is to Buy Sperm
“It’s easier than ever for single women to have children on their own … or so I thought. Then began my $17,000 journey.”
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The Man Who Turned His Home into a Homeless Shelter
“[S]ince 2020 he has offered hundreds of homeless people a bed in his small flat – and for many of them, it has been life-changing.”
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Nairobi to New York and Back: the Loneliness of the Internationally Educated Elite
“Every year, hundreds of Kenyans head off to study at elite universities in the US and UK. On graduating, many find themselves in a strange position: unable to fit in abroad, but no longer feeling like they belong back home.”
