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Phoebe Invincible

by Carolyn Wells August 8, 2023August 8, 2023

“On a long ramble through London, Phoebe Waller-Bridge talks about the journey from Fleabag to Indiana Jones, pausing only to greet birds and besotted fans.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

A New JFK Assassination Revelation Could Upend the Long-Held “Lone Gunman” Theory

by Carolyn Wells September 15, 2023September 14, 2023

“Former Secret Service agent Paul Landis, largely silent for 60 years, says he found a bullet in Kennedy’s limo. A sometime presidential historian explains why that’s so significant, if true.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Can Anyone Fix California?

by Peter Rubin June 28, 2023June 28, 2023

“Climate. Housing. Crime. Depending on who you ask, the Golden State is a bellwether for progress, or a liberal hellscape. A journey through a land in crisis.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Last Descent

by Carolyn Wells September 28, 2023September 28, 2023

“Though the world wouldn’t catch on until disaster struck, a tight-knit community of seafarers, explorers, and bold submariners worried for years that Stockton Rush’s OceanGate implosion was all but guaranteed.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Lost Illusions: The Untold Story of the Hit Show’s Poisonous Culture

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands May 30, 2023May 30, 2023

“The show was a groundbreaking smash, but behind the scenes it devolved into such toxicity that even co-showrunner Damon Lindelof now says of his leadership: ‘I failed.'”

An empty chair sits in a room against a purple wall
Posted inNonfiction

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads July 8, 2022January 25, 2023

This week, our editors recommend notable features and essays by Katie Barnes, Rachel Handler, Alex Hawkins, Lila Shapiro, and Raksha Vasudevan.

A billboard with a drawing of a UFO and the words ALIEN PARKING, with an arrow
Posted inReading List

Watch the Skies: A UFO Believers Reading List

by Chris Wheatley June 29, 2023June 27, 2023

Amid a new flurry of media coverage, we revisit some of our favorite stories about ufologists and close encounters.

Girl with a Pearl Earring by Jan Vermeer
Posted inTop 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads June 2, 2023June 2, 2023

This week, we’re highlighting stories by Meagan Gillmore, Teju Cole, Maureen Ryan, Katie Baker, and Imogen West-Knights.

Three characters from the HBO show "Succession" — Shiv, Kendall, and Roman Roy — sit around a table with serious looks on their faces.
Posted inReading List

Not Serious People: A ‘Succession’ Reading List

by Chloe Walker May 25, 2023May 31, 2023

Great writing begets great writing — and the commentary around the HBO smash hit is some of the best around.

Posted inQuotes

“Can I Get You a Nice Chianti?”

by Carolyn Wells February 26, 2021October 14, 2022

Jodie Foster and Sir Anthony Hopkins talk about “The Silence of the Lambs” for the movie’s 30th anniversary.

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