“Gary Hunt is an enigma. He trains with the intensity of a modern athlete, but relaxes like a sportsman of a bygone era.”
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‘We Can’t Even Get Basic Care Done’: What it’s Like Doing 12-Hour Shifts on an Understaffed NHS Ward
“When I started as a healthcare assistant on a hospital ward for older patients, it was clear how bad things had got.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re highlighting stories by Meagan Gillmore, Teju Cole, Maureen Ryan, Katie Baker, and Imogen West-Knights.
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The Balkans’ Alternative Postal System: An Ad-Hoc Courier’s Tale
“Across this fractured region, informal networks rule. So if you need to send something, ask someone who’s already going that way.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Featuring reads from Scott Huler, Sophie Elmhirst, Lauren Smiley, Brian Payton, and Caity Weaver.
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On the Trail of the Dark Avenger
“Bulgaria in the 1980s became known as the ‘virus factory’, where hundreds of malicious computer programs were unleashed to wreak havoc. But who was writing them, and why?”
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‘The More We Pulled Back the Carpet, the More We Saw’: What I Learned When I Bought a House With a Dark Past
“I knew it wasn’t my dream home. What I didn’t know is that its history would give me nightmares.”
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Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week we are sharing stories from Lana Hall, Benjamin Hale, Sarah Bird, Rachel Browne, and Tom Lamont.
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Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Human ingenuity in the face of crumbling infrastructure. One man’s quest to save a bird that might already be extinct. The cultural schism dividing a major musical genre. A personal essay braiding space and family. And a jungle trek gone horribly, horribly awry. These are our editors’ favorite reads of the week. 1. The Balkans’ […]
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A Nation Deranged
“Matt Eich’s photobook series, ‘The Invisible Yoke,’ is an exorcism of the country’s demons.”
