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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Featuring standout stories by Michael Hall, Sarah Aziza, Ferris Jabr, Adrian Nathan West, and Kyle Chayka.
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Everyone in Stephenville Thought They Knew Who Killed Susan Woods
“That left the real culprit free to prey on others, including one victim who was ignored for two decades.”
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The Evolutionary Reasons We Are Drawn to Horror Movies and Haunted Houses
“Scary play lets people—and other animals—rehearse coping skills for disturbing challenges in the real world.”
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The Cause of the Crime Wave Is Hiding in Plain Sight
When crime goes up, divining the root of the problem is usually as ideologically fraught as it is practically impossible. But this probing feature from Alec MacGillis eludes both traps. Instead, it examines two American cities and comes to a conclusion that’s all the more compelling for its obviousness: stop letting people rot in jail. […]
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I’ve Seen How the Neo-Nazi Movement Is Escalating. You Should Worry.
“After he committed to unmasking extremist groups in North Carolina and beyond, reporter Jordan Green got a first-hand look at how a movement known as ‘militant accelerationism’ operates.”
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‘Why I Might Have Done What I Did’: Conversations With Ireland’s Most Notorious Murderer
“Malcolm Macarthur was the wealthy, bookish socialite who shocked Ireland with a brutal double killing in 1982. I tracked him down and heard the tale he told about himself.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Doubt, idiocracy, baseball, meals, and fish. Find out why these five stories stood out.
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The Stradivarius Murders
“Police said four very valuable violins went missing after a collector and his daughter were killed. Then a lot of stories began to unravel.”
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Two Teens Hitchhiked to a Concert. 50 Years Later, They Haven’t Come Home
“Mitchel Weiser and Bonnie Bickwit were never heard from again after leaving for 1973’s historic Summer Jam at Watkins Glen. Five decades on, their family and friends still want answers.”
