A fascinating glimpse into the world of rare genetic disorders, a little-known “clinic of last resort,” and the doctors giving desperate patients new hope. matt ribel Washingtonian 🌸
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People actually are buying books, about 1 billion annually, a number that has stayed relatively stable in recent years. Books even outsold movie tickets in the U.S. and Canada last year. Lincoln Michel Slate
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This weeks' guest editor, Brad Wolverton, shares a little about his top pick of the week! Dive into Ezra Marcus's piece: nym.ag/44CHmEl

Even if you’re not a fan of hip-hop, you can appreciate the cultural significance of this artistic feat and The Ringer’s equally impressive job of weighing in on the long and storied history of hip-hop beefs. The Ringer
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Few have examined the scale of the economy of sports betting, and the potential health crisis it has created, as deeply as Corbin Smith, who likens it to “selling you cigarettes through your phone.” 🌼Corbin Smith🌼 Defector
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This is an icky tale of financial elder abuse, in which the person who makes off with the missing money says she was abused by the person whose fortune she walks off with, making both of the lead characters a combination of victim and villain.Toronto Life
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A tin box buried in a bathroom wall for over a century, 67 love letters, a community of amateur sleuths and a pieced-together tale of longing told in loopy cursive letters, that you won’t forget. Stokely Baksh Tim Prudente The Baltimore Banner

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We’re raising a glass to the great Jack Shafer! 🥃

This piece, written by a former top Education Department official, is more than the sad saga of high-stats kids who didn’t get into their dream schools. It’s a detailed indictment of the broken admissions system. New York Times Opinion nytimes.com/2024/05/01/opi…

Don't miss this week's newsletter, guest edited by Brad Wolverton and featuring pieces by Corbin K. Smith, Jack Shafer, matt ribel, Ben Smith, Andrew Baggarly, Spencer Jakab + many more. mailchi.mp/sundaylongread…

This essay by Jack Shafer is less a blow-by-blow account of the many news organizations going under and more a statement about the shrinking confidence and tempered ambitions of the outlets that are left. POLITICO politico.com/news/magazine/…

In our latest SLR Behind the Story, Amanda Ulrich has a fascinating chat with one of our favorite young journalists and essayists, Meg Bernhard, who recently wrote one of the most-read SLR picks this year. sundaylongread.com/2024/05/11/meg…

In guest editor Brad Wolverton's favorite read, Ezra Marcus takes us inside the shady world of retail return fraud, raising questions about University of Miami student Matt Bergwall’s complicity in a multimillion-dollar cyberscam. New York Magazine nymag.com/intelligencer/…

Good morning and Happy Mother's Day! This week, we are thrilled to turn the keyboard over to guest editor Brad Wolverton, the editorial director of HubSpot Media, where he oversees The Hustle daily newsletter and more than a dozen podcasts, YouTube channels, and business blogs.

.Jack McCallum wants to be clear: he has no affection for cats. But, dammit, the SLR guest editor has a responsibility to the public and we have little doubt that more than a handful of readers will react joyfully to the journey of this feline. Sydney Page
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Ever since a pipeline overturned life for my Jack McCallum's son on his Pennsylvania farm, he's been interested in the subject. Adam Federman does an admirable job of research in this piece.

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“As we have enforced recently, continued incidents of tragedy chanting by anyone will not be tolerated and will be dealt with robustly.”
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As a record-setting, deadly heatwave scorched Southeast Asia, Malaysian EPA photographer Fazry Ismael caught the rapture of three men cooling off under a waterfall outside of Kuala Lampur on April 30.

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