“According to local legend, the ghost of a San Francisco girl who was killed in a car crash returns to the site of her death every year, popping into drivers’ back seats in an attempt to hitch a ride back to the city.”
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‘All These Normal People, Packed Into a Human Lasagne’: My Glamour-Free Night at the Oscars
“While the cameras lingered on the stars in Los Angeles, thousands of non-celebrities were whooping it up in the Dolby theatre’s cheap seats. I was one of them.”
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After the Miracle Drug
“Cystic fibrosis once guaranteed an early death—but a medical breakthrough has given many patients a chance to live decades longer than expected. What do they do now?”
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Laugh Riot
“To understand Trump’s continuing hold over his fans, we have to ask: Why do they find him so funny?”
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Kate Winslet Pushes Her Characters, and Herself, to the Edge
“As a young star, she endured Hollywood’s brutal treatment of women. Now she’s putting her resilience and grit on full display.”
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An Ice Climbing Disaster on Mount Katahdin. A Desperate Race to Save Lives.
“It was a mild winter day in 1974 when six climbers set out on a route no one had ever attempted. Then came Pamola’s Fury.”
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The Israeli Settlers Attacking Their Palestinian Neighbors
“With the world’s focus on Gaza, settlers have used wartime chaos as cover for violence and dispossession.”
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Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we recommend stories from Sophia Panych, Brian Payton, Jeannette Cooperman, Joshua Hunt, and Sophie Elmhirst.
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‘Between the Hammer and the Anvil’
“The story behind the New York Times October 7 exposé.”