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Woman hiding under the blanket, chatting and surfing the internet with smart phone at late night on bed.
Posted inNonfiction

Becoming Human Again: A Reading List for the Extremely Offline

by Lisa Bubert March 9, 2022October 19, 2022

Think it’s time to get off social media? Then this is the reading list for you.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads August 28, 2020October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Ta-Nehisi Coates, Katie Engelhart, Katy Vine, Zach Baron, and Colin Dickey.

Posted inHighlight, Profiles & Interviews, Quote Posts, Quotes

“Different Days” for Jason Isbell

by Krista Stevens April 27, 2020October 19, 2022

“I’m grateful that I was a drunk. I’m grateful that I know what all those things are like, what those feelings are like, how bad it can hurt, how great it can feel.”

Posted inCrime, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

No One Knows Why Gunshots Are Terrorizing the Malibu Mountains

by Aaron Gilbreath June 27, 2019October 19, 2022

Dead bodies, shots fired at passing cars, rumors of a survivalist carrying a rifle — what is happening around Malibu Creek State Park, and did police capture the right suspect?

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads December 21, 2018October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Casey Parks, Cathy Newman, Zach Baron, Molly Priddy, and Christopher Solomon.

Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Quotes

Brendan Fraser’s #MeToo Moment

by Sari Botton February 23, 2018October 19, 2022

Actor Brendan Fraser reveals he was touched inappropriately — and says it’s behind why he vanished from the scene for more than a decade.

Posted inEditor's Pick

What Ever Happened to Brendan Fraser?

by Sari Botton February 22, 2018January 25, 2023

A profile of actor Brendan Fraser — who was popular in the ’90s for movies like School Ties, and has been making something of a comeback since he was cast in The Affair in 2016. Fraser reveals that in 2003 he was touched inappropriately by Philip Berk, a former president of the Hollywood Foreign Press […]

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