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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Alexander Sammon, Amanda Chicago Lewis, Hannah Smothers, Adam Fales, and Matt Dinan.
The Big, Bonkers, British, Christmas Pantomime
Oh, yes I did! An attempt to explain the bizarre tradition of the British Christmas pantomime.
Heroes of the Hurricane
When a storm surge swept dozens of wild horses and cattle from the coast of North Carolina, no one expected there to be survivors. Then hoofprints appeared in the sand.
I Called Everyone in Jeffrey Epstein’s Little Black Book
“What I learned about rich people, conspiracy, ‘genius,’ Ghislaine, stand-up comedy, and evil from 2,000 phone calls.”
A Hand From One Page, A Bomb From Another: Rethinking “Spy vs. Spy”
The iconic comic strip may seem simple, but its central metaphor has proven impossible to replicate.
David Letterman Is Truly Sorry
Ten years after calling Letterman out for creating a hostile work environment for women, Nell Scovell gets to talk with him about it.
Best of 2024: All Our Number Five Story Picks
Every story that appeared in the number five slot in our Weekly Top 5, all in one place.
Twenty Years Later: A 9/11 Reading List
Six stories on the immediate and ongoing aftermath of the attacks that took place on September 11th, 2001.
A Tall Tree Reading List
Let’s go down to the woods today … with a reading list all about trees.

