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The Sunday Long Read

@thesundaylongread.bsky.social

The very best longform journalism, chosen every Sunday by Don Van Natta Jr. & Jacob Feldman. Since 2014. https://sundaylongread.us9.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6e1ae4ac632498a38c1d57c54&id=67e6e8a504 https://sundaylongread.com/podcast/

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The Sunday Long Read@thesundaylongread.bsky.social · 3d ago

“When his grandfather gave him watercolors, he used the brush on his face, coloring it red, as if recreating the last image of his father.” A line from @mikespies.bsky.social's piece and guest editor Malcolm Johnston's top pick: www.thetrace.org/2026/07/gun-...

Parting Shot

Stormy Kay was born in 1961, when her parents were young newlyweds, unprepared and thrust into adulthood. Stormy’s mother cut meat at a grocery store and taught classes at a beauty school, and her fat...

thetrace.org

The Sunday Long Read@thesundaylongread.bsky.social · last wk.

Why buy a Fabergé egg or a sports franchise when you can own a T. rex? Predictably, the creature craze has opened the door for some sketchy characters. Devon Pendleton masterfully digs up the details. @jacobfeldman.bsky.social's top pick www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

Billionaires’ T. Rex Obsession Has Turned Fossils Into Red-Hot Drama

As the battle for dinosaur bones heightens, paleontologists, collectors and auction houses navigate a Wild West market.

bloomberg.com

The Sunday Long Read@thesundaylongread.bsky.social · last wk.

Step inside The Club at Brickell Key, a once genteel condominium oasis in Miami’s financial district. Now it’s “Animal House,” overrun by 24/7 partiers. One of @dvnjr.bsky.social's top picks by Linda Robertson www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...

‘Save your condo before it’s too late.’ How Miami condo turned into ‘Animal House’

At The Club at Brickell Bay, where 85% of the condos are rented to tourists on Airbnb and other platforms, homeowners are fighting to reclaim their building.

miamiherald.com

The Sunday Long Read@thesundaylongread.bsky.social · 3w ago

The internet is a depressing place, as @jasonkoebler.bsky.social makes clear. But there are also people like Jason out there, who go to great lengths to poke fun at all this nonsense… and discover some true wisdom along the way. @jacobfeldman.bsky.social's top pick www.404media.co/how-i-bought...

How I Bought a Private Jet By Selling $10 Subscriptions to 404 Media

My journey inside the world of LARPing, where hustlebros pretend to be rich for TikTok.

404media.co

The Sunday Long Read@thesundaylongread.bsky.social · 3w ago

“Of all the vices, I find books to be the least dangerous,” bookstore owner Israel Mizrahi told the Times' Alex Vadukul in a story about Mendel Uminer, a 31-year-old New Yorker who is an obsessive lover of reading everything. One of @dvnjr.bsky.social's top picks www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/s...

Too Many Books? (Gift Article)

Mendel Uminer faced a crisis when his landlord objected to the 10,000 volumes in his New York studio apartment.

nytimes.com

The Sunday Long Read@thesundaylongread.bsky.social · last mo.

In @jacobfeldman.bsky.social's top pick, @annasilman.bsky.social balances the true allure of a destination with the thorny debates about who a picturesque town should really be for, and how it can stay beautiful while growing to welcome so many newcomers. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

When a Tradwife Mecca Went Viral, Things Got Uncomfortable

In Midway, Utah, visitors come for Ballerina Farm and cottagecore shopping, but the town’s viral success is testing how much charm one small place can handle.

bloomberg.com

The Sunday Long Read@thesundaylongread.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Wisconsin’s Fox River is healing thanks to a 17-year cleanup process removing PCBs from the water. But the workers involved in that effort are falling sick. @jacobfeldman.bsky.social's top pick by & @tamiafowlkes.bsky.social & Caitlin Looby www.jsonline.com/story/news/i...

He helped rid the Fox River of toxic chemicals. Then cancer came for him.

The PCB cleanup of the Fox River was an environmental success. But lax safety rules left workers exposed to cancer risks, an investigation found.

jsonline.com

The Sunday Long Read@thesundaylongread.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Now that the privately held corporation has become a cash-printing phenomenon with superstores sprouting off interstate highways exits across the south, @forrest4thetrees.bsky.social delivers the cultural reckoning that Buc-ee’s deserves. @dvnjr.bsky.social's pick: thebaffler.com/outbursts/le...

Leave It to Beaver | Forrest Wilder

Buc-ee’s is more than just a gas station. It has come to symbolize Texas, the world-conquering juggernaut.

thebaffler.com

The Sunday Long Read@thesundaylongread.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Meredith and Erin grew up on the lam, and for a very long time, they had no idea why. It wasn’t until many years later that they discovered the truth about their father. A gripping story by investigative reporter Barry Meier & our top pick this week. magazine.atavist.com/2026/mccann-...

The Fugitive Childhood of a Cocaine Smuggler's Daughters

When their parents ripped two young sisters from their privileged lives, gave them fake names, and took them on the lam, they thought it was because their father was in trouble with the IRS. It would ...

magazine.atavist.com