[New post] The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

Longreads posted: "This week, we're sharing stories from Lauren Smiley, Reid Forgrave, Susan Casey, Michael Rosenberg, and Lucy Jones. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. 1. The True Story of the Antifa Invasion of Forks, Washington Lauren Sm" New post on Longreads The Top 5 Longreads of the Week by Longreads This week, we're sharing stories from Lauren Smiley, Reid Forgrave, Susan Casey, Michael Rosenberg, and Lucy Jones. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. 1. The True Story of the Antifa Invasion of Forks, Washington Lauren Smiley | Wired | October 8, 2020 | 36 minutes (9,000 words) A false report on Twitter about violent leftist activists traveling by bus exploded into a call to arms. Then a bus, carrying a family and two dogs, rolled into a remote Northwestern town best known as the setting for the Twilight series. Chaos ensued. 2. Lives, on the Line Reid Forgrave | Star Tribune | October 2, 2020 | 43 minutes (10,816 words) Six lives changed forever, as COVID-19 swept across Minnesota. 3. How Iceman Wim Hof Uncovered the Secrets to Our Health Susan Casey | Outside | October 12, 2020 | 19 minutes (4,900 words) "In a world addicted to comfort, it isn't easy to convince a vast audience that what they really need is to take teeth-chattering swims and ice baths—but Hof has managed to do this." 4. USC's Dying Linebackers Michael Rosenberg | Sports Illustrated | October 7, 2020 | 24 minutes (6,000 words) In 1989, USC had a depth chart of a dozen linebackers. Five have died, each before age 50. Football was inextricably tied to their mortality. These are their stories. 5. Pathways in the Urban Wild Lucy Jones | Emergence Magazine | July 27, 2020 | 8 minutes (2,120 words) "As Lucy Jones and her daughter encounter wildflowers in a housing development, Lucy considers the healing benefits of an attentive relationship with the living world and the complex barriers to that relationship within urban areas." #emergence-magazine, #lauren-smiley, #lucy-jones, #michael-rosenberg, #outside, #reid-forgrave, #sports-illustrated, #star-tribune, #susan-casey, #wired Longreads | October 16, 2020 at 11:43 am | Tags: Emergence Magazine, Lauren Smiley, Lucy Jones, Michael Rosenberg, Outside, Reid Forgrave, Sports Illustrated, Star Tribune, Susan Casey, wired | Categories: Nonfiction, Top 5 | URL: https://wp.me/p4KhvY-By6 Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Longreads. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://longreads.com/2020/10/16/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-344/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com