The Best Long Reads Of The Week
Every Thursday, we highlight the longform articles from the past week that we think you shouldn't miss.
Kesha's Long Fight
Kesha has been stuck in limbo for a while, fighting a protracted legal battle against her label and her former producer, Dr. Luke, after she accused him of sexual assault. Taffy Brodesser-Akner profiles (expertly, as always) the artist as she figures out how to move forward to bigger and better things.
When The Neighbors Go To Afghanistan And Don't Come Back
In July of 2012 Caitlan Coleman and Joshua Boyle left their home in southwestern Pennsylvania and flew to central Asia. They never returned, and it later emerged that they had been taken captive by the Taliban — and that not everything was what it seemed with Coleman and Boyle.
How Did Alex Jones Make It Mainstream?
Alex Jones is a conspiracy theorist (and a pretty crazy one at that). He also has a pretty darn big following, and his theories have made major inroads during the 2016 election — most prominently in the GOP nominee's campaign.
Read (Plus: Read the New Yorker on the alt-right's "meme mastermind" Mike Cernovich)
Life And Death At 27,000 Feet
Gabriel Filippi writes movingly on encountering the body of his friend in Mt. Everest's "Death Zone," unmoved from where he had died the previous year.
Undercover In A Right Wing Border Militia
Shane Bauer, who previously went undercover as a private prison guard to report on conditions inside the facilities, is back with another undercover harrowing report, this time on his time as a member of the Three Percent United Patriots, a border militia devoted to "hunting Mexicans."
The Scientist Responsible For Covering Up Agent Orange
For decades, American veterans have alleged that Agent Orange — an herbicide dumped by American warplanes on the jungle canopies during the Vietnam War — has given them cancer or other ailments. And for decades, the military refused responsibility, with the help of one man: Alvin L. Young, aka "Dr. Orange."
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