Journalist John O’Connor talks about writing his epic Oxford American magazine feature on musician Link Wray.
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Inside the Secret Sting Operations to Expose Celebrity Psychics
A glimpse into the world of skeptics creating false Facebook profiles to bust celebrity mediums who do “hot reads” of their clients by first scanning the details of their lives on social media.
Posted inBooks, Current Events, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story, Unapologetic Women
Preparing for a Post-Roe America
Activist and author Robin Marty says the biggest threat facing women in a post-Roe America would be arrest, not death.
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The Money Man to the Filthy Rich of the NBA
“With great abundance comes great discipline.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Gabriel Thompson, Tim Murphy, Deborah Netburn, Tove Danovich, and Sirin Kale.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Science & Nature, Story
The Science of Dreaming
Science journalist Alice Robb on why we need to take our dreams seriously.
Posted inHighlight, History, Profiles & Interviews, Quotes, Unapologetic Women
Thank You for Not Being Afraid, Pat Maginnis
Compromise and political reform only take you so far; sometimes you need to shake the whole system.
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Falling in Love with Chicago at Night: An Interview with Jessica Hopper
In “Night Moves,” Jessica Hopper is 80% on her bike and 20% at a show, memorializing a young adulthood spent in just one of “a million Chicagos” — but one that shaped a wide network of artists and writers.
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Why Marlon James Decided to Write an African “Game of Thrones”
Jia Tolentino profiles Man Booker Prize-winning novelist Marlon James upon the publication of his newest book, “Black Leopard, Red Wolf.”
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A Suspense Novelist’s Trail of Deceptions
A profile of a scam artist: Before Dan Mallory wrote a New York Times best-selling novel, he rose through the ranks of the publishing industry by creating a series of fabrications about his life and deceiving colleagues.
