“The recent surge in MDMA research has demonstrated applications that range far beyond psychiatry, from treating Parkinson’s disease and cancer to promoting trust and emotional bonding.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
In this edition: gambling’s grip, a story of plumes and poachers, bemoaning American tourists in Rome, a magical history tour, and a fake poultry flinger.
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The Titan Submersible Disaster Shocked the World. The Exclusive Inside Story Is More Disturbing Than Anyone Imagined
“A year after OceanGate’s sub imploded, thousands of leaked documents and interviews with ex-employees reveal how the company’s CEO cut corners, ignored warnings, and lied in his fatal quest to reach the Titanic.”
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‘If You Scream You Are a Dead Duck’: At 14, my Mother Left me Alone All Summer – Then the Man With a Knife Found Me
“I asked her not to go on the six-week camping trip with her boyfriend, but she said I would be fine. I wasn’t – I was raped.”
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99 Problems: The Ice Cream Truck’s Surprising History
From crime panics to TikTok, summer’s favorite vehicle has driven a bumpy road.
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The Subversive Love Songs of Lucy Dacus
“The singer-songwriter talks about boygenius, the perils of love, and ‘Forever Is a Feeling,’ her new album.”
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How to Start a Professional Sports Team, Win Games, and Save the Town
“After the A’s announced they were leaving Oakland, a pair of lifelong fans set out to do something audacious: start a beloved pro baseball team of their own. Remarkably, they pulled it off. Now the Oakland Ballers need to survive.”
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How to Think About the Sublime
“An exquisite mix of fear and awe, pleasure and pain, the sublime stretches the imagination and reveals the limits of reason.”
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Nowhere in the World To Run: The International Law Ripping Children From Their Mothers
“The Hague Abduction Convention was meant to reunite mothers and children. Instead, it’s often used by allegedly abusive fathers to tear them apart.”
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They Lost Their Kids to Fortnite
“A group of Canadian parents say their kids are so addicted to the video game Fortnite that they’ve stopped eating, sleeping and showering.”
