‘Rhyming Was No Longer a Symptom, But a Cure’: From Stroke Survivor to Rap Legend By Cheri Lucas Rowlands Highlight For stroke survivor Sherman Hershfield, rapping and rhyming kept his seizures under control.
Longreads Best of 2018: Crime Reporting By Longreads Commentary We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in crime reporting.
So Long, and Thanks for All the Value Meals By Michelle Weber Highlight Sorry you never won a million dollars; hope you at least got a fresh batch of fries.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from Nathaniel Rich, Ronan Farrow, Jeff Maysh, Helen Rosner, and Nick Greene.
Forced to Perform As Aretha Franklin By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight How soul singer Mary Jane Jones was forced to perform as Aretha Franklin before she took control of her life and career.
Down and Out in Rancho Santa Margarita By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight When a retired cop starts robbing banks, it takes a reporter to figure out why.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah, Ellen Pao, Henry Wismayer, Taylor Harris, and Jeff Maysh.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from Caity Weaver, Marisa Meltzer, Jiayang Fan, Taffy Brodesser-Akner, and Jeff Maysh.
How One Porn Mogul Made His Fortune and Ruined Everything By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Michael Thevis built a lucrative pornography empire in the 1970s only to spend the rest of his life in prison.
The Swan (Mascot) that Would Not Be Tamed By Ben Huberman Highlight The story of a football team’s mascot, the man inside the costume, and the town that rallied around its local hero.
