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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

Froggie regrets. A precious ticket to a Chicago Bulls game. A conversation about AI and nature. A profile of the world’s most famous unknown writer. And to finish, a look back to last Friday and…

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

An unjust police killing. Nature reclamation in the fossil fuel era. Surviving a bear attack. The underbelly of the antiquities trade. And for a well-earned dessert, the legacy of the world’s first breakout video game.…

Editors’ Picks

Nick Cave on the Fragility of Life

Amanda Petrusich | The New Yorker | March 23, 2023 |

“The singer-songwriter believes that we are deeply flawed, impermanent creatures who can sometimes do extraordinary things.”

Honduran Hydra

Jared Olson | The Baffler | March 21, 2023 | 5,254 words

“The unstoppable Guapinol mine.”

Brandon Sanderson Is Your God

Jason Kehe | Wired | March 23, 2023 | 4,044 words

“He’s the biggest fantasy writer in the world. He’s also very Mormon. These things are profoundly related.”

What Happens When Sexting Chatbots Dump Their Human Lovers

Ellen Huet | Bloomberg Businessweek | March 22, 2023 | 1,805 words

“People who grew accustomed to sexting with Replika’s AI-powered companions were heartbroken when the company blocked its bots from engaging in racy chats.”

Frog

Anne Fadiman | Harper’s Magazine | February 10, 2023 | 5,816 words

“A year went by…Actually, maybe seventeen, but I will err on the side of caution because I don’t want to risk even a whiff of amphibian résumé inflation.”

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Our year-end collection

All the top #longreads of 2022, selected by our editors, featured authors, and readers.