Our list of some of the great reported essays published this year includes reads on grief, veganism, the geology of Mexico City, and British real estate.
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Longreads Best of 2022: All of Our No. 1 Story Picks
All the stories we’ve selected as number one in our weekly Top 5 newsletter.
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I Was a Teenage Conspiracy Theorist
““Our minds work in particular ways that make us all receptive to conspiracy thinking,” says Rob Brotherton, a psychologist and the author of Suspicious Minds: Why We Believe Conspiracy Theories. “
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The Fish That Climbed a Mountain
The wild tale of a small fishing club, a national park, and an epic battle over alien trout.
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The Memory Maker
OpenAI’s Sora allowed you to deepfake yourself. Users started to remember things that never happened.
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The Election That Could Break America
“If the vote is close, Donald Trump could easily throw the election into chaos and subvert the result. Who will stop him?”
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Not Serious People: A ‘Succession’ Reading List
Great writing begets great writing — and the commentary around the HBO smash hit is some of the best around.
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Dead Moms Club: A Mother’s Day Reading List
Eight thoughtful reading recommendations for those who’ve lost their moms.
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Heroes of the Hurricane
When a storm surge swept dozens of wild horses and cattle from the coast of North Carolina, no one expected there to be survivors. Then hoofprints appeared in the sand.
