A kindergarten class dispersed by war. A taut investigation into two men’s disappearance. A portrait of the legendary Harry Belafonte. Memories of a traditional cooking lesson. And everything that goes into the restaurant of the moment. All in today's edition of the #LongreadsTop5.

https://longreads.com/2023/04/28/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-463/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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All in today's edition of the #LongreadsTop5: An exploration into the horror of “ghost boats.” Profiles of a rap legend, a brilliant cybersecurity expert, and a social media savvy guru, as well as a beautiful essay on the sights and sounds of the desert.

https://longreads.com/2023/04/21/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-462/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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A mutual aid auto shop in Alabama. A fraud in the criminal profiling world. A Croatian gambler changing the game of roulette. The feral horse crisis in Appalachia. And a profile of the man behind @dril.

https://longreads.com/2023/04/14/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-461/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_content=t5-2023-04-14

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This week's #LongreadsTop5 features stories about an Instagram scammer, illegal gold mining, time, the unknowns of one's birth, and tofu: https://longreads.com/2023/03/31/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-459/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_content=t5-2023-03-31

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Froggie regrets. A precious Chicago Bulls ticket. A conversation about AI and nature. The world’s most famous unknown writer. And a chaotic St. Patrick’s Day tradition.

You don't want to miss this week's #LongreadsTop5: https://longreads.com/2023/03/24/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-458/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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

All in this week's #LongreadsTop5: https://longreads.com/2023/03/17/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-457/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Understanding the catalysts for violent crime, drugs on the dark web, plants and AI, aging with grace, and baby puffins!

All this and more in this week's #LongreadsTop5, ft. The Marshall Project, @WIRED, Nautilus, London Review of Books, and Smithsonian Magazine
https://longreads.com/2023/03/10/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-456-2/

An egg farm profits off incarcerated women. A disastrous naval expedition. AI drum machines. Why people ski. And data-driven IPA.

All in this week’s #LongreadsTop5: https://longreads.com/2023/03/03/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-455/

The lost art of hanging out. Volunteers in Ukraine. A professional gambler. Soul-saving runs. And the compromises of free community.

All in this week's #LongreadsTop5: https://longreads.com/2023/02/24/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-454/

The truth behind the term “burnout.” Rap scapegoating. Flowers for an aging icon. The beauty of hidden wildlife. And history’s forgotten children.

Don't miss this week's #LongreadsTop5: https://longreads.com/2023/02/17/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-453/

The hard truths of war. Child trafficking in India. A lost climber. Veterinary crises. And a look beyond common food tropes.

All in this week's #LongreadsTop5: https://longreads.com/2023/02/10/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-452/

A devastating e-bike tragedy. Human cannonballs. An empty core. The science of awe. And a deep, dirty dive.

Check out this week's #LongreadsTop5: https://longreads.com/2023/02/03/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-451/

A portrait of a community photographer. An ode to Kraft. Rethinking psychedelics’ impact on the planet. A craftsperson at his peak. And the unique toolkit of the humpback whale.

All in this week's #LongreadsTop5: https://longreads.com/2023/01/27/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-450/

The decimation of a national park. A magazine’s survival. A daring escape. Planning when to die. And the future of jelly.

All in this week’s #LongreadsTop5: https://longreads.com/2023/01/20/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-449/

YouTube pranksters. Redemption for cheaters. The world of the nautilus. The hinterland of sleep. And a big stack of menus.

All in this week's #LongreadsTop5: https://longreads.com/2023/01/13/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-438/

Inside LA’s housing crisis. Three devastating falls. Geological memory. Reevaluating critical care. And a complicated father-son dynamic.

Check out our first #LongreadsTop5 of the year: https://longreads.com/2023/01/06/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-447/

Today, we close out our Best of 2022 package with a list of every story that was chosen as No. 5 in our weekly #longreadstop5. Some are light, some not so much. Either way, we’ve got plenty of distractions to help you get through holiday get-togethers.

https://longreads.com/2022/12/29/best-of-2022-all-of-our-no-5-story-picks/

High school gun violence. Computer chip crimes. AI poetry. An all-consuming obsession. And the Christmas tree mafia.

Don't miss our last #LongreadsTop5 of the year! https://longreads.com/2022/12/16/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-456/

The drug crisis takes eight friends’ lives. The longest siege in modern history. Andrew Luck walks away. A scholar turned fraud. And the Not-So-Great Canadian Baking Show.

Check out this week’s #LongreadsTop5: https://longreads.com/2022/12/09/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-445/

Nothing to read this weekend? Spend some time with this week's #LongreadsTop5: https://longreads.com/2022/12/02/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-444/