“Our pints correspondent took the train to Poundbury for King Charles’ coronation.”
nonfiction
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Gwyneth Paltrow Put Her House Up on Airbnb. And Thus, a Quest Began.
“‘Get ready to get gooped,’ Paltrow promised in her listing. ‘Challenge accepted,’ one writer responded.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week we are sharing stories from Janell Ross, Jude Isabella, Arthur Asseraf, Lex Pryor, and Diane Mehta.
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Taken and Told
A filmmaker was producing a documentary series on the Iran hostage crisis. Then her father went missing overseas.
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Dinner Theater and Loathing in Baptist Vegas
“Branson, Missouri, is touted as a wholesome, family-friendly tourist destination where dinner-and-a-show thrives. But here, everyone’s trying to sell you more than just a ticket.”
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Coach’s Kid
“On defense Dad put me at linebacker, a position that allowed me to unleash some of the harmful energy I had previously aimed at myself.”
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Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week we are sharing stories from Lana Hall, Benjamin Hale, Sarah Bird, Rachel Browne, and Tom Lamont.
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“A Certain Danger Lurks There”
“How the inventor of the first chatbot turned against AI.”
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My Search for the Snow Monkeys of South Texas
“In the half century since a troop of Japanese macaques arrived in Texas, a truly wild tale has played out.”