A group of Chicago cops spent years framing innocent men, but thanks to one determined woman, their convictions are finally getting overturned.
The New Yorker
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Jane Mayer and Ronan Farrow, Brooke Bobb, Dom Cosentino, Jia Tolentino, and Robert Silverman.
Posted inArts & Culture, Culture, Highlight, Profiles & Interviews, Quotes, Unapologetic Women
Zadie Smith on the Work and Influences of Deana Lawson
Lawson’s photographs capture the divinity and stateliness of its working-class subjects.
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Ronan Farrow to Loyola Marymount’s Class of 2018: ‘Trust That Inner Voice’
In his inspiring commencement address to Loyola Marymount University’s Class of 2018, Ronan Farrow — fresh off his Pulitzer Prize win for his work on the Harvey Weinstein #MeToo story — opens up about the fear an uncertainty that dogged him before his story in the New Yorker broke. “I was heartbroken, and I was […]
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Current Events, Quotes
Juuling and Scrolling the Days Away
One vape pen to rule them all.
Posted inProfiles & Interviews, Story
‘Like Floating Through a Library’: An Interview with Nick Paumgarten
The New Yorker writer takes readers through the riparian heart of Big Bend National Park.
Posted inCulture, Food, Nonfiction, Quotes
A Pilgrimage to MSG Mecca
A fan of MSG visits the world’s largest producer of this contentious flavor-enhancing agent.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Quotes
Trump’s Wall Would Devastate Big Bend National Park
Join Nick Paumgarten on a trip down the Rio Grande to understand what we’d lose if Trump’s border wall destroys this ecosystem.
Posted inBlog Post, Commentary
On Junot DÃaz’s ‘The Silence’ and Our Uncomfortable Reckoning
The aftermath of trauma sometimes means that victims become victimizers, but we have to find a way to talk about it.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Chelsea G. Summers, Linda Villarosa, Ben Smith, Chappell Ellison, and Louisa Thomas.