On coming out and how secrets protect and harm us.
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The Imposter
“Shaun MacDonald was an ambitious tech innovator whose start-up was going to revolutionize the crypto economy. His wealthy investors had no idea that their charismatic founder was really Boaz Manor, a notorious Canadian white-collar criminal. It was only a matter of time before they discovered the truth.”
Posted inCuration, Nonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Diana Moskovitz, Kathryn Ivey, Katherine Laidlaw, Chris Colin, and Josh Dzieza.
Posted inEditor's Pick
The Secret Economics Of a VIP Party
Behind every £100,000 bar tab, there is a secret economy of pretty women.
Posted inNonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature
How To Destroy Texas While Helping The Coal Economy
A three-part collaboration exposes the state of Texas’ willingness to violate federal law for the sake of the coal industry.
Posted inCuration, Nonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Kathryn Miles, Briohny Doyle, Taran Khan, Stephen J. Lyons, and Adam Rogers.
Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Writing
The Sickness That Stole the Trees
The quest to save the American chestnut tree.
Posted inFeature
I’m Never Fine
“As a proponent of transparency, especially one who stands in opposition to the demonization of feeling, I can’t—I won’t—use the word anymore.”
Posted inNonfiction
Cabin Fever: A Reading List for the Perpetually Isolated
How the pandemic made us confront what it means to be alone.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature
When Death Came to Mauritius
“Black waves bring animals to the town’s shore. Sticky corpses float on the oil.”
