“First there was the cancer, then the devastating breakup, and finally came the breakdown. Millie Kerr sought help at one of America’s top psychiatric institutions. It turned into a nightmare.”
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A Texas Cop Signed on to Help ICE Deport His Neighbors. It Tore the Town Apart.
“Today more than 1,900 agencies in at least 30 states have signed up for ICE’s task force model, with more than 29,000 deputized officers. With their help, ICE recently hit a record of immigration arrests.”
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The Longreads Questionnaire, Featuring Roberto José Andrade Franco
The ESPN writer tells us what feels like home, the best gift he’s ever received, and the Esquire read he can’t stop thinking about.
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Colossal Biosciences Said It Cloned Red Wolves. Is It for Real?
“The red wolf has long been a contentious species. The debate over its preservation got even messier last year, when Colossal said it had cloned the animal.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
In this edition: loving a killer; GRASE under fire; the marvelous mundane; Texas on two wheels; and the man who would be T. rex king.
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A Strange Continent
“An English expat returns home and unfolds his Brompton bike.”
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A Texan Risked Everything to Defend Ukraine. So Did His Father.
“Erik Giggleman was an elite Army soldier who went in search of a righteous struggle and found it in Ukraine. As his commitment deepened, his father confronted an excruciating truth: Either the conflict would end, or Erik would die fighting.”
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The Troubling Disappearance of ‘El Gallito’
“A Rio Grande Valley murder case was botched and evidence lost by local police and by Texas Rangers. Will anyone ever be held responsible?”
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How Austin’s Sandlot Baseball Scene Became a Magnet for Indie Rockers, Filmmakers, Designers, and Brands
“If you build it, they will come.”
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The Rise and Rise of Balloon Racing’s First Family
“Joe Heartsill and his sons, Rhett and Lucas, are international eminences in a very obscure corner of professional sports.”