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Longreads Best of 2020: Sports and Games

by Krista Stevens December 11, 2020October 13, 2022

With leagues across the world undergoing cancellations for much of the year, 2020 has been an interesting one in the world of sports. Here are some stories that resonated with us.

Business & Tech, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes

The Boom and Bust Cycles of Rock Springs, Wyoming

by Krista Stevens December 30, 2020October 19, 2022

“The day I turned 18, the Astro Lounge called and asked me to come strip for them. I have no idea how they knew I’d turned 18.”

Nonfiction

A Sketch Artist, a Grieving Mother, and An Unsolved Mystery

by Longreads September 8, 2021February 22, 2023

They set out to solve a cold case. The more they dug, the more terrifying the truth became.

Feature

Best of 2025: All Our Number Five Story Picks

by Longreads December 18, 2025December 19, 2025

Every story we selected for the number five slot in our weekly newsletter, in a handy digest.

The Girl in the Huddle

by Matt Giles February 5, 2020October 19, 2022

For a decade, Elinor Kaine Penna was the ultimate football insider, bringing the ins and outs of the nascent pro game to its fans. For SB Nation, Natalie Weiner interviews Penna—now decades removed from the press box—and highlights her ascendancy in the 1960s as an NFL reporter and whose newsletter, Lineback, became the sole imprimatur […]

Nonfiction

The Cult That Promises to Cure Addiction

by Longreads August 12, 2021February 22, 2023

For 50 years, Enthusiastic Sobriety programs have offered to help teenagers kick drugs and alcohol. But former followers say ES doesn’t save lives—it destroys them.

Nonfiction

‘This Wasn’t His First Time’

by Longreads May 4, 2022October 12, 2022

A kidnapping deemed a hoax, the newbie detective who cracked the case, and the Harvard-trained lawyer whose mental unraveling set the whole story in motion.