How a home shopping channel became the soundtrack to a friendship.
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Johnny Knoxville, America’s God of Mischief
“What moves the star of ‘Jackass’ to risk his life for our entertainment? A very serious investigation.”
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Are Crows Really Our Friends?
“An investigation into the state of corvid–human relations.”
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I Spent Months with an AI Companion. It Was Worse than Being Alone
“I hated the mindless reassurance and generic empathy.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
In this edition: a father’s grief; a commuter’s concern; a decision’s consequences; a teen’s hobby; and a sports fan’s hidden haven.
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The Fantasy Baseball Ties That Bind
“How do fantasy sports leagues fit into the larger story of the male loneliness epidemic? You might be surprised.”
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The Worst Shot Ever Taken
“The author and his closest basketball confidantes undertake a formal analysis of Steph Curry’s shot at the Paris Olympics as art object.”
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Arroz Imperial and the Taste Of Regret
“Miami’s famous casserole is a dish meant to be shared. (That’s where I went wrong.)”
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Glowworms
“In the punt on the river in the cave, beneath the dim light of glowing worms, it was thoughts of my own death that consumed me.”