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In this week's #LongreadsTop5 ⬇️ • The American Dream, dashed (@washingtonpost.com) • Remembering D’Angelo (@the-ringer.bsky.social) • DIY DNA (@noemamag.com) • What media bias really looks like (@motherjones.com) • Mummy dearest (Edify) longreads.com/2025/10/17/l...

longreads.comThe Top 5 Longreads of the Week - LongreadsFeaturing stories by John Woodrow Cox, Justin Sayles, Aryn Baker, Moran Barkai and Paul Tullis, and Russell Cobb and Sarah Brandvold.

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1. "He Supported the US War in Afghanistan. Now He May Be Deported to the Taliban," @johnwoodrowcox.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com "[A] thoughtful, deeply reported narrative that makes immigration and mass deportation feel less abstract." www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

washingtonpost.comHe supported the U.S. war in Afghanistan. Now he may be deported to the Taliban.He supported America’s war, escaped Afghanistan and started a family in the U.S. Then ICE arrested him. If he is deported, he expects the Taliban to kill him.
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2. "Remembering D’Angelo: The Eternal Spell of ‘Voodoo’," @justinsayles.bsky.social @the-ringer.bsky.social "[T]his sort of musical archaeology plays a pivotal role in making the past feel contemporary." www.theringer.com/2020/01/24/m...

theringer.comRemembering D’Angelo: The Eternal Spell of ‘Voodoo’Following the untimely death of the legendary musician, we're resurfacing our look back at his groundbreaking 2000 album, featuring interviews with DJ Premier, James Poyser from the Roots, and others