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A long line of people stand near the Tower Bridge in London
Posted inCuration, Nonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads September 30, 2022October 19, 2022

This week, our editors recommend stories by Eric Borsuk, Aaron Gell, Laurie Penny, Hanif Abdurraqib, and Will Rees.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Has The Zodiac Killer Mystery Been Solved (Again)?

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands September 23, 2022October 19, 2022

Author Jarett Kobek believes he’s uncovered the true identity of the Zodiac Killer: an eccentric man named Paul Doerr, who died in 2007. Doerr’s daughter, Gloria, isn’t so sure — until Aaron Gell suggests that the two of them come together to meet. In this chilling story for Los Angeles magazine, Gell describes how Kobek’s […]

Rapper Drakeo the Ruler on stage in Los Angeles.
Posted inCuration, Nonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads January 21, 2022October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Maurice Chammah, Jeff Weiss, Rasha Elass, Danielle Tcholakian, and Lila Shapiro.

Posted inCrime, Nonfiction, Quotes

Down and Out in Rancho Santa Margarita

by Aaron Gilbreath August 25, 2017October 19, 2022

When a retired cop starts robbing banks, it takes a reporter to figure out why.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads August 25, 2017October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah, Ellen Pao, Henry Wismayer, Taylor Harris, and Jeff Maysh.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes, Science & Nature

The Surgeon Who Helped Revolutionize Hand Transplants

by mikedang April 3, 2017October 19, 2022

Dr. Kodi Azari dreamed that one day he’d perform a hand transplant on a patient who would wake up from surgery and start moving their fingers right away.

Posted inFeatured, Nonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads March 24, 2017October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Amy Wallace, Katherine Laidlaw, Lisa Miller, Porochista Khakpour, and Lauren Schwartzberg.

Posted inBlog Post, Media

Dear New Owners: City Magazines Were Already Great

by heymarkarms March 1, 2017October 19, 2022

As the president sucks up the oxygen from the media atmosphere, it’s easy to forget how important local journalism is right now. The regional press—the holy trinity of newspapers, alt-weeklies, and city magazines—is where we can find true stories of friends and neighbors impacted by immigration raids, fights over funding public education, and the frontline […]

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

Garlic, Grilled Chicken and Murder in Los Angeles

by Aaron Gilbreath July 17, 2015October 19, 2022

In the April 2008 issue of Los Angeles magazine reporter Mark Arax wrote about Los Angeles’ beloved Zankou Chicken chain, and how one owner tore the founding family apart by murdering two of its members and killing himself. The story is a compelling mix of family dynamics, fast food and the complex American dream. It was […]

Posted inReading List, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads March 20, 2015October 19, 2022

Our favorite stories of the week, featuring, The Atlantic, Outside, The Village Voice, Los Angeles Magazine, and Macon Telegraph.

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