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Inside America’s Death Chambers
“What years of witnessing executions taught me about sin, mercy, and the possibility of redemption.”
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Turtleboy Will Not Be Stopped
“A profane blogger believes an innocent woman is being framed for murder. He’ll do anything to prove he’s right—and terrorize anyone who says he’s wrong.”
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The Making of Dwyane Wade
“The Hall of Famer reached the highest heights of the basketball world. Now he’s figuring out the type of man and father he wants to be.”
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Inside the Very Expensive, Extremely Overwhelming, Engineered Fun of Theme Parks
“Roller coasters are bumping against the limits of physics and the human body to keep their riders entertained.”
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The Texas County Where ‘Everybody Has Somebody in Their Family’ With Dementia
“And many people with the condition are cared for at home.”
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The Longreads Questionnaire, Featuring Vauhini Vara
The author of Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age and The Immortal King Rao on memorable meals and books about whales.
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Donald Trump Wants You to Forget This Happened
“January 6, five years later.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
In this edition: January begins, finding beauty, powerful blues, toxic water, and begonia batons.
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‘This Was Our Life’: A Reading List on Multigenerational Caregiving
Five stories on the overwhelming, profound art of caring for other people.
