“From murder scenes to whale blubber, Ben Giles has seen it – and cleaned it – all. In their stickiest hours, people rely on him to restore order”
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Will Dad and I Ever See Texas the Same Way?
“A noted Texas historian and his adult child get behind the wheel to see if they can finally view their home state the same way.”
The Last Resort
“At Bombay Beach, a half-ruined former vacation town on the edge of the Salton Sea, absurdist philosophers, artists, and everyday townsfolk have undertaken a postapocalyptic experiment in radical living.”
“There’s No Reason For People Not To Know”: Bella Ramsey Opens Up About Their Liberating Autism Diagnosis & The Epic New Season Of The Last Of Us
“Empathetic, climate-conscious, vintage-loving: Bella Ramsey has plenty in common with other 21-year-olds… aside from being the star of one of the biggest TV phenomenons of all time.”
How a Global Online Network of White Supremacists Groomed a Teen to Kill
“To police at the time, the killings seemed like the act of a lone gunman rather than what they were: the culmination of a coordinated recruiting effort that spanned two continents.”
Avenging Billy
“How amateur sleuths took on a gay porn actor’s haunting Hollywood murder.”
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This edition includes writing from Cynthia R. Greenlee, Krithika Srinivason, Noah Vineberg, Monica Mark, and Alex Pappademas.
A ‘Jeopardy!’ Win 24 Years in the Making
“Harvey Silikovitz first auditioned for ‘Jeopardy!’ in 2001. On Monday, he finally got a chance to play.”
The Great French Fry Mystery
“When an A&W takeout bag appeared on my neighbour’s porch in the middle of the night—followed by another, then another—I became obsessed with solving a fast food whodunit that was as baffling as it was beguiling.”
Investigating a Treetop Baby Boom
“Why a sudden spike in pregnancies in one Madagascan lemur population might actually be a bad sign for the species.”

