The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from Max Blau, Venessa Wong, Hope Wabuke, David Dayen, and Mark Sundeen.
Sacrificed for the Super Bowl: The Wiping Out of an Atlanta Neighborhood By Cheri Lucas Rowlands Highlight Thirty years ago, the entire community of Lightning was destroyed to build the Georgia Dome. This oral history, told by displaced residents, compiles memories of a long-gone neighborhood.
Five Stories About Addiction By Em Perper Reading List Stories of drug addiction take many form; every story is different and intensely personal. This week, read an excerpt from a journalist’s memoir, a profile of a lead singer, a mother’s reflection and more.
