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Mike Schyck and hundreds of other Ohio State University athletes suffered sexual abuse by Dr. Richard Strauss. Schyck and many others believe then-OSU assistant wrestling coach Jim Jordan—now a congressman from Ohio—knew about it.
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Mike Schyck and hundreds of other Ohio State University athletes suffered sexual abuse by Dr. Richard Strauss. Schyck and many others believe then-OSU assistant wrestling coach Jim Jordan—now a congressman from Ohio—knew about it.
Scott Raab Esquire Feb 2021 30min Permalink
In 1986, two lovebirds busted out of a coed prison in a hijacked helicopter. They’ve been trying to escape ever since.
David Gauvey Herbert Esquire Dec 2020 30min Permalink
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Matthew Shaer Esquire Oct 2020 25min Permalink
How the USPS works.
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A portrait of Harlem.
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An interview with the author.
James Baldwin Esquire Jul 1968 30min Permalink
On parenting during a pandemic.
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Inside the National Quarantine Center, there Is no fear of Coronavirus.
Tom Chiarella Esquire Mar 2020 30min Permalink
What happens when SpaceX takes over your sleepy Texas town.
Rachel Monroe Esquire Feb 2020 30min Permalink
On the past, present, and future of gossip.
Kate Storey Esquire Feb 2020 20min Permalink
The 39-year-old—call him ‘Mack’—has been liberated longer than you realize.
Ryan D'Agostino Esquire Feb 2020 25min Permalink
Todd Marinovich was engineered from birth to be the greatest quarterback of all time. He ended up doing heroin in the locker room. A 2010 National Magazine Award winner, reprinted on Longform.
Mike Sager Esquire May 2010 40min Permalink
A profile of the film critic.
Chris Jones Esquire Mar 2010 30min Permalink
Following fallen soldier Joe Montgomery from field to grave.
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Can a college sophomore turn WeRateDogs into a puppers empire?
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It started with a candle in an abandoned warehouse. It ended with temperatures above 3,000 degrees and the men of the Worcester Fire Department in a fight for their lives.
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Bennington College in the 1980s was a hothouse of sex, drugs, and future literary stars—among them, Donna Tartt, Bret Easton Ellis, and Jonathan Lethem. Return to a campus and an era like no other.
Lili Anolik Esquire May 2019 55min Permalink
On JFK and the 1960 Democratic National Convention.
Norman Mailer Esquire Nov 1960 55min Permalink
On the 1998 crash of Swissair Fight 111 into the sea off a small Nova Scotia fishing village.
Michael Paterniti Esquire Jun 2009 30min Permalink
An interview with James Baldwin on race in America.
A profile of Bruce Springsteen.
Michael Hainey Esquire Nov 2018 30min Permalink
A profile of a suburban New Jersey fifth-grader named Colin Duffy.
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Life in a small town, six years after a school shooting.
Libby Copeland Esquire Nov 2018 25min Permalink