Splendid Isolation: How I Stopped Time by Sitting in a Forest for 24 Hours
After sitting alone in a forest and not moving for 24 hours, the author reflects on time, mortality, and turning 40.
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The Children in the Shadows: New York City’s Homeless Students
More than 100,000 city public school students lack permanent housing, caught in bureaucratic limbo that often seems like a trap. This is what their lives are like.
Inside the Worst-Hit County in the Worst-Hit State in the Worst-Hit Country
When COVID-19 surged through a North Dakota community, a battle with the pandemic became a battle among its residents.
Former C.I.A. Officer Is the First to Face Prison for a Classified Leak
How John Kiriakou, a public opponent of US torture policy, became the first CIA officer convicted of leaking classified information to the press.
The Longform Guide to Florida
A trip to Disney, the origins of Gatorade, the carny capital of America and how Miami ends — ten of our favorite articles about Florida.
Logan Paul Has Conquered the Internet, But He Can’t Figure Out How to Conquer the World
He’s got millions of followers on Vine. He’s got sponsors paying him tens of thousands to promote their products. He’s got a vanity license plate that says “AYYYYYYY.” It’s not enough.
The Man Who Tried to Redeem the World With Logic
Walter Pitts, who helped develop the “first mechanistic theory of the mind,” was so brilliant he was once been invited to study with Bertrand Russell. He was also homeless.
What Calls to 311 Reveal About New York
Yes, 311 helped solve the mysterious case of the maple syrup smell. But with the data from more than 100 million calls, it’s primed to explain far more.
Commie Ball: A Journey to the End of a Revolution
Guz Dominguez says he was trying to help baseball players from Cuba; the U.S. government says he was smuggling athletes. The truth is more complicated.
The Longform Guide to Soccer Corruption
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Welcome to the Idea Economy
“The days when you could nurture a new idea for months or years are long gone. Today, it has become days and weeks. Increasingly, it is shrinking to hours.”
Here's the Powerful Letter the Stanford Victim Read Aloud to Her Attacker
“And finally, to girls everywhere, I am with you. On nights when you feel alone, I am with you. When people doubt you or dismiss you, I am with you. I fought everyday for you. So never stop fighting, I believe you.”
Allergic to Life: The Arizona Residents "Sensitive to the Whole World"
For those who suffer from environmental illnesses, the town of Snowflake is an escape from a modern world full of allergens: fragrances, gluten, wifi.
The U.S. Gymnastics System Wanted More Medals, and Created a Culture of Abuse to Get Them
“The sex abuse is a symptom of a culture that does not allow the athletes to have their voice.”
My Life at 47 Is Back to What It Was Like at 27
A return to old habits post divorce.
Kip Kinkel Is Ready To Speak
At 15, he shot and killed his parents, two classmates at his school, and wounded 25 others. He’s been used as the reason to lock kids up for life ever since.
He Beat Her Repeatedly. Family Court Tried to Give Him Joint Custody of Their Children.
Shared parenting is usually better for children—but the model fails for many women forced to co-parent with their abusers.
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The Longform Guide to Karen Russell
A collection of our favorite writing by Karen Russell, including short stories and her lone foray into journalism, "The Blind Faith of the One-Eyed Matador," a Longform Best of 2012 pick. Russelll's new novella, </em>Sleep Donation, is out now.
How to Build a Universe That Doesnt Fall Apart Two Days Later
Time is speeding up. And to what end? Maybe we were told that two thousand years ago.
On the shortcomings of both reality and fiction.
Why Is It So Difficult for Syrian Refugees to Get Into the U.S.?
More than 4 million Syrians have fled the war. 2,647 have made it to the United States.
Dying To Be Free
Twelve-step programs treat alcohol and drugs according to the same principles. But heroin changes the way the brain works. If there’s a medication that treats heroin addiction, why aren’t we using it?
What Happens to the Children Nobody Wants?
Norma Claypool earned notoriety for welcoming 15 “hard-to-adopt” children into her Baltimore home. Norma Claypool is also elderly and blind.
Jerry Lewis Goes to Death Camp
The few who got to view Jerry Lewis’s notorious The Day the Clown the Cried, set at Auschwitz, piece together memories of their surreal personal screenings.
‘Nothing to Worry About. The Water is Fine’: How Flint Poisoned its People
When the people of Flint, Michigan, complained that their tap water smelled bad and made children sick, it took officials 18 months to accept there was a problem.
How to Survive America's Kill List
When a U.S. citizen heard he was on his own country’s drone target list, he wasn’t sure he believed it. After five near-misses, he does – and is suing the United States to contest his own execution.
