“In 1987, she survived her own murder. Thirty-seven years later, a son investigates the mystery that defined his life before it even began.”
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I Gave Myself a Month to Make One New Friend. How Hard Could That Be?
“Americans have become terrible at making and keeping friends.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Featuring stories from Sophie Vershbow, Sharon Lerner, Geoffrey Gray, Christopher Solomon, and Abe Beame.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
The April 12 edition features stories by Stephanie McCrummen, Mark Warren, Trina Moyles, Laura Preston, and Jack King.
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Right-Wing Media and the Death of an Alabama Pastor: An American Tragedy
“Bubba Copeland was the heart and soul of his community—mayor, businessman. When a website exposed his deepest secrets, his life wasn’t the only thing that was destroyed.”
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Is It Even Possible to Become More Productive?
“I read all the books and tried all the hacks in a mad quest to optimize my time.”
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The All-American Father
“I said that he’d been a wonderful father, the best I could have asked for … I both did and didn’t believe this.”
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My Never-Ending Search for Adderall
“I was diagnosed with ADD in 1985 at the age of five. Doctors swore I’d grow out of it.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
In this edition, we recommend stories from Eli Saslow, Mitchell S. Jackson, Adam Ciralsky, Heidi Lasher, and Noah Rawlings.