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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from James Carroll, Cecilia D’Anastasio, Ben Steverman, Eva Holland, and Ian Brown.
To Protect Children from Sexual Abuse, the Catholic Church Must Eliminate the Clergy
One ex-priest shows how the clergy lies at the root of the Catholic Church’s problems.
This Story About Coronavirus Is Both Deeply Alarming and Deeply Calming
Just read it. And go wash your hands.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Casey Newton, William Langewiesche, Sarah Miller, Hafizah Geter, and Shannon Keating.
When Your Doctor is Also an Opioid Addict
How one doctor beat his addiction to start helping members of his West Virginia community to do the same.
Traveling While Black Across the Atlantic Ocean
In this personal essay, following in the footsteps of African Americans traveling to Denmark in the early 20th century, Ethelene Whitmire experiences a 21st century transatlantic crossing.
Traveling While Black Across the Atlantic Ocean
Following in the footsteps of African Americans traveling to Denmark in the early 20th century, Ethelene Whitmire experiences a 21st century transatlantic crossing.
Competitive Oyster Shucking Is Real, Decadent, And China’s Best Party
Inside the rise of oyster shucking competitions in China, a phenomenon with its roots across the Atlantic Ocean that has found a niche within the country’s most westernized pockets.
Judge a Book Not By its Gender
Lisa Whittington-Hill suggests there’s a distinct gender bias in celebrity memoirs. Where female celebrities are expected to expose all, male writers get to write about whatever they want.

