When I was a kid, I wanted my antisemitic tormentors to accept me. I wanted to be their friend.
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How the Cosby Story Finally Went Viral — And Why It Took So Long
A journalist who reported on the accusations long before they went viral wonders, “What kind of profession am I in, where stories have no logical reason for unfolding?”
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes, Science & Nature
The Uncomfortable Discoveries That Come with Home DNA Testing Kits
Home DNA testing kits are making it easier for people to learn more about who they are, but they often come with surprising results.
Posted inBundyville The Remnant, Crime, Culture, Current Events, investigations, Nonfiction, Story
Bundyville: The Remnant, Chapter Five: The Remnant
The Kingdom of Heaven, borne out of blood
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‘Midwesterners Have Seen Themselves As Being in the Center of Everything.’
In “The Heartland,” Kristin L. Hoganson says America’s Midwest has been more connected to global events than popular history allows — especially popular history as told in the Midwest.
Posted inArts & Culture, Current Events, Story
How the Shock Jock Became the Outrage Jock
What’s the difference between Howard Stern and Tucker Carlson? There isn’t really one.
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from John Woodrow Cox, Danielle McNally, Matt Richtel and Andrew Jacobs, Michelle Dean, and John Knight.
Posted inFood, Nonfiction, Quotes
An Ode to Dishwashers, the Unsung Heroes of the Restaurant Kitchen
As Emeril Lagasse puts it, “You can’t have a successful service in a restaurant without a great dishwasher.”
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Dispatch from Puerto Nowhere
Robert Lopez examines what it means to be an assimilated American from Puerto Rico, and what was gained and lost in the process.
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The Geography of Risk
Americans have built $3 trillion worth of property in some of the riskiest places on earth, so why do taxpayers have to pay for the hurricane damage to rich coastal communities?
