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Bad Blood (Longreads’ Version): A Musical Feuds Reading List
Whether competition between artists or strife within a band, popular music features some of pop culture’s messiest rivalries.
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The Last Great Weed Smuggler
“Before the cartels took over, Harvey Prager built a life on millions of dollars of drug money. One prosecutor called Prager ‘the last of the great amateurs.’ This is his story.”
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The Scheme That Broke the Texas Lottery
“When a ‘purchasing group’ won a ninety-five-million-dollar jackpot, the victory caused a scandal in a state where opposition to legal gambling remains widespread.”
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The Student Behind a Phishing Empire
“£100m stolen across Europe . . . How did Ollie Holman do it?”
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Wasting Away
“Rampant pollution caused manatees to starve. Florida waters are getting worse.”
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The Spectacular Burnout of a Solar Panel Salesman
“He thought he’d make millions of dollars selling solar panels door-to-door. The reality was much darker.”
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The Russian Bot Army That Conquered Online Poker
“How a card-playing Siberian AI outsmarted the world’s brightest researchers and raked in millions.”
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The Capybaras Aren’t All Right
“The internet’s favorite animal is facing a dark fate.”
