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How Sandra Hüller Approached Playing a Nazi

by Seyward Darby November 29, 2023November 29, 2023

The German actress probes characters with unusual depth. But to portray a Fascist wife, in “The Zone of Interest,” she reversed her usual approach—and withheld her empathy.

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How Citizen Surveillance Ate San Francisco

by Seyward Darby November 27, 2023November 27, 2023

When a homeless man attacked a former city official, footage of the onslaught became a rallying cry. Then came another video, and another—and the story turned inside out.

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The Botched Hunt for the Gilgo Beach Killer

by Seyward Darby November 16, 2023November 27, 2023

For 13 years, police failed to scrutinize the man now accused of the infamous murders. Why did it take so long?

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Days of the Jackal

by Seyward Darby November 15, 2023November 15, 2023

How Andrew Wylie turned serious literature into big business.

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Shams Charania’s Scoop Dreams

by Peter Rubin October 12, 2023October 11, 2023

“Shams Charania tweeted his way to the top of the NBA reporting world. He might be the future of sports journalism.”

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True Crime, Jersey Shore Style

by Longreads October 5, 2023October 2, 2023

How I (possibly) solved a cold case on my summer vacation.

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Frank Smith Was Locked Up for Eight Decades. At 98, What Would It Mean to Be Free?

by Seyward Darby August 22, 2023July 24, 2023

“Likely the longest-serving prisoner in America, he’s been paroled into a Connecticut nursing home. But he’s still not out.”

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Slavery Reparations Are Coming

by Seyward Darby August 15, 2023July 25, 2023

“A historic global movement gains power in Barbados.”

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He’s The Trans Son Of An Anti-Trans Influencer. It’s His Turn To Speak.

by Seyward Darby August 8, 2023July 24, 2023

“Renton Sinclair’s mother is a former Miss Illinois who wants to force trans people out of public life. That’s exactly what makes her a rising star in MAGA World.”

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Taken and Told

by Longreads August 3, 2023August 3, 2023

A filmmaker was producing a documentary series on the Iran hostage crisis. Then her father went missing overseas.

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