“As homelessness overwhelms downtown Phoenix, a small business wonders how long it can hang on.”
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Alone, But Not Lonely: A Reading List on Being Single
Six stories about making a life of one’s own.
‘America is More Divided Than Ever — But How is it Affecting Our Love Lives? I Spent a Year Dating Conservative Men to Find Out’
“There’s no question that we’re living — and looking for love — in contentious times, where extreme political ideologies have all but divided parts of the dating pool.”
The Wild Within the Walls
“From antiquity to modern times, Rome has been entangled with the wild animals who creep, slither, scurry, and nest among its pillars and palaces.”
The Botched Hunt for the Gilgo Beach Killer
For 13 years, police failed to scrutinize the man now accused of the infamous murders. Why did it take so long?
Police Killed His Son. Prosecutors Charged the Teen’s Friends With His Murder
“It’s been four years since a Phoenix police officer killed Jacob Harris. As Harris’s friends grow up behind bars, his father won’t stop until he gets justice for his son.”
The Battle Over Black Bears
“A fatality and an increased number of home invasions and attacks have raised the stakes—just in time for spring, when hibernation ends.”
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we feature stories from Tom Scocca, Giles Harvey, Chris Walker, Krithika Varagur, and N.C. Happe.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week we’re highlighting stories from Yuval Abraham, Paul Tough, Leslie Jamison, Melina Moe, and Meg Bernhard.
I Spent Three Years Inhaling Tacos and Corn Dogs in Eating Contests. Here’s Why I Stopped.
“The first time I entered an eating contest, I made a little girl cry.”

