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Six stories on the immediate and ongoing aftermath of the attacks that took place on September 11th, 2001.

On having a twin with cerebral palsy and navigating school bullies.

Pocahontas may seem like a strange vehicle for discussing our gay villains. But Disney gets inventive when they need to circumvent white people’s historical responsibility for genocidal atrocities — and queerness is a useful scapegoat.

Could shrunken heads from the Amazon hold the key to curing cancer?

In a progressive New Jersey community, racial solidarity is complicated.

Our top picks in science and nature stories for 2020.

With leagues across the world undergoing cancellations for much of the year, 2020 has been an interesting one in the world of sports. Here are some stories that resonated with us.

Music has been a salve this year, helping us cope with the myriad challenges that 2020 brought. Here are some favorite pieces of music writing we picked in 2020.

Our top picks in food writing for 2020.

Our top picks in Crime Reporting for 2020.

Here’s every story that was chosen as No. 1 in our weekly Top 5 email.

Has the U.S. government already betrayed the activists seeking regime change in North Korea?

Congratulations to Matthew Salesses, Tim Requarth, Mojgan Ghazirad, Shanna B. Tiayon, Joe Fassler, and The Counter, our partner in co-publishing Fassler’s piece.

This week, we’re sharing stories from Lyz Lenz, Molly Young, Hannah Dreier, Maddie Stone, and Richard Cooke.

Here’s every story that was chosen as No. 1 in our weekly Top 5 email.

Diagnosed with breast cancer, Anne Boyer discusses the treatment that is poisoning her body.

Longreads editors discuss stories in The Cut, Columbia Review of Journalism, The New York Times, and Pacific Standard.

This week, Longreads editors discuss stories in Outside Magazine, Backchannel (WIRED), and The New York Times: Styles.

Here’s every story that was chosen as No. 1 in our weekly Top 5 email.

What will it take to get women’s baseball the recognition it deserves?

How Portugal combats its drug epidemic with decriminalization, social services, and new ways of thinking.

We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year. Here is the best in sports writing.

Here’s every story that was chosen as No. 1 in our weekly Top 5 email.

Thanks to wacky laws, Portland, Oregon has the third highest car theft rate in America.

As climate change dries Central Africa’s massive Lake Chad, extremists and militant governments distrupt the lives of the tribes who once made their life here.

The Army is working to increase the number of enlistments, and eliminate unethical recruiting practices. 

What does it mean for the Midwest to think of itself as a featureless land full of average Americans?

Assessing Joan Didion’s legacy reveals a fascination with the nature of narrative that often supersedes the author’s subjects.

In northern Albania, vengeance is justice, but does it get people something besides more pain?

Massive volcanic events are the cause of most global mass extinctions. When will the next one destroy life on earth?