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Posted inEditor's Pick

The Vaccine Tore Her Family Apart. Could a Death Bring Them Back Together?

by Seyward Darby November 21, 2021October 19, 2022

“Laurel Haught moved out of her own home to escape her unvaccinated daughter. Now they are facing a funeral, the coming holidays and the divide splitting many American families.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

To Stay or To Go?

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands December 28, 2020October 19, 2022

“Some immigrants have been withdrawing cases against their lawyers’ advice, saying they’re more afraid of being in detention during a coronavirus outbreak than of what might be waiting in the places they fled.”

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads February 21, 2020October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Lyz Lenz, Molly Young, Hannah Dreier, Maddie Stone, and Richard Cooke.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads December 13, 2019October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Craig Whitlock, Keren Blankfield, Ash Sanders, C.J. Hauser, and Brian Kevin.

Posted inArts & Culture, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes

Why “Florida Man” Really Isn’t All that Funny

by Krista Stevens July 17, 2019October 19, 2022

“Is Florida Man a hero, a villain or a victim? And is it still okay to laugh along?” (No, it’s not.)

Posted inCommentary, Nonfiction, Uncategorized

When Richard Nixon Declared War on the Media

by Matt Giles November 8, 2018October 19, 2022

Jim Acosta isn’t the first reporter to be barred from the White House—when Stuart Loory reported on the possibility that Richard Nixon was bilking taxpayers, he found himself on the president’s enemies list.

Posted inArts & Culture, Highlight, Quotes

After the US Open, a History of Racial Caricature

by Danielle Jackson September 13, 2018October 19, 2022

In the wake of an Australian cartoon about the U.S. Open historian Brooke Newman traces a history of racial caricature.

Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Quotes

Mariah Engdahl, Age 16: The Only Gun Control Advocate in Gillette, Wyoming

by Krista Stevens May 23, 2018October 19, 2022

“Wyoming has more guns per capita than any other state, and more than 80 percent of adults in Campbell County have firearms in their homes.”

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

How the Not Knowing is the Hardest Part

by Krista Stevens May 3, 2018October 19, 2022

The last time she saw her husband, he was being interrogated by Syrian government officials.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads February 23, 2018October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Edith Zimmerman, Eli Saslow, William Brennan, Meredith Haggerty, and Kelly Conaboy.

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