Danny Gold investigates the movement converting El Salvador’s gang members into born-again Christians.
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The 25 Most Popular Longreads Exclusives of 2017
The personal essays, original reporting, and collaborations that were our most-read stories of the year.
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Why Do Men Fight?: An Interview with Thomas Page McBee
“When I started asking myself questions about my own notions of masculinity. I just felt so limited, so suddenly afraid of becoming the kind of man I’d grown up in fear of.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes
Albania’s Blood Feuds
In northern Albania, vengeance is justice, but does it get people something besides more pain?
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Longreads Best of 2017: Essays
We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in essays.
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‘They Would Try to Love Whoever Killed Her, and Forgive.’
In 1985, a girl was abducted and left to die in Winnipeg’s severe cold. While her parents, Cliff and Wilma Derksen, did not yet know the killer’s identity, they made a decision to forgive.
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‘Choose Marriage or Education’
As a teenager, Madhur Anand’s mother takes heed of her father’s final words and becomes a teacher.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
The Apology Tour
Writer Jonny Auping tracks down people he’s wronged in the past to say he’s sorry.
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The Apology Tour
Writer Jonny Auping tracks down people he’s wronged in the past to say he’s sorry.
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Longreads Best of 2017: Sports Writing
We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year. Here is the best in sports writing.
