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‘Downton Abbey’ but with NDAs: How to Be a Butler to the Super-Rich
“Inside the elite college that’s reinventing Jeeves for the 21st century.”
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Down and Out in Bedford Falls
“‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ and the dream of small-town life.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, our editors recommend stories by Michael Wilson, Joseph Bien-Kahn, Jason Anthony, AC Shelton, and Tom Breihan.
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Picture This: A Tectonic Revolution
“With one map, Marie Tharp revealed the raw, rifted depths of the Atlantic—and changed what we thought we knew about the Earth.”
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Weed Between the Lines: A Longreads Cannabis Collection
No matter how you choose to celebrate this year, take some time to revisit Longreads’ many 420-friendly original pieces and recommendations.
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The Worst 7 Years in Boeing’s History—and the Man Who Won’t Stop Fighting for Answers
“Fatal crashes. A door blowout. Grounded planes. Inside the citizen-led, obsessive campaign to hold Boeing accountable and prevent the next disaster.”
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The Painter of the Right
“Thomas Kinkade’s paintings show conservatives a world they have already won.”
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Abandoned by Trump, a Farmer and a Migrant Search for a Better Future
“’The longer these funds are not released it is starting to make me think that you do not care for people like me.’”
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Meet the Con Artist Who Deceived the Front Range Tech Community
“It’s true that many of Clark’s actions defy logic. In key ways, he never fit the mold of a classic con man.”
