“He tried to save his wife through the video game they loved—and nearly lost himself. Then he signed up to lead a fledgling team of gamers in Cheyenne, Wyoming.”
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Cabin Fever: A Reading List for the Perpetually Isolated
How the pandemic made us confront what it means to be alone.
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The Significance of Sniffing: A Reading List on Smell
Why it’s important to give things a sniff.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Jason Fagone, Shannon Gormley, Nickole Brown, Jason Kehe, and Abe Streep.
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Becoming Human Again: A Reading List for the Extremely Offline
Think it’s time to get off social media? Then this is the reading list for you.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Alexander Sammon, Amanda Chicago Lewis, Hannah Smothers, Adam Fales, and Matt Dinan.
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Driving While Baked? Inside the High-Tech Quest to Find Out
“There is no scientific way to tell if you’re stoned behind the wheel. That’s a problem for police—and you. One company is aiming to fix that.”
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How a Hacker Named P4x Took Down North Korea’s Internet
North Korea hacked him. Things got personal.
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4 Dead Infants, a Convicted Mother, and a Genetic Mystery
“Kathleen Folbigg was found guilty of killing her babies. One scientist suspected the real culprit was mutant DNA—and went on a tireless quest to prove it.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Kathryn Miles, Briohny Doyle, Taran Khan, Stephen J. Lyons, and Adam Rogers.