Stuck inside this weekend? Here are a bunch of our favorite #longreads to help you pass the time. You'll find wild yarns 🧵, inspirational profiles ✨, and fresh perspectives 🧠. Stay healthy, and read on.
Writer Chloe Caldwell wasn't a big fan of organized vacation tours. Turns out, a tour is much better than a sudden arrest. Read her unbelievable vacation story, via @humanparts: read.medium.com/f44XmK3
Here's another wild one: @gauveyherbert on how two lottery-crazed bank clerks cooked up China’s biggest bank robbery of all time. (via @MRKR) read.medium.com/uuhLtr3
"International Jewel Thief. Granny Gem Thief. Heist Master." Her real name is Doris Payne; she's a notorious jewel thief.
Here's her story, in her own words. (via @zoramag) read.medium.com/1Acpjjp
Here's her story, in her own words. (via @zoramag) read.medium.com/1Acpjjp
"I replaced cocaine and Saint Laurent with every book about meditation and enlightenment I could find." Sean Hotchkiss thought spirituality could fix everything, but is anything ever that easy? (via @ForgeMag) read.medium.com/uMICrzz
Travel back to 1997, when The Notorious B.I.G. visited @TheSource and left behind his size 52 pleather belt. Weeks later, he was killed, and the belt became an artifact to protect—by a select few.
@levelmag shares the legend of The Keepers of the Belt: read.medium.com/2eRuYpx
@levelmag shares the legend of The Keepers of the Belt: read.medium.com/2eRuYpx
Also, quick note to say that the things office managers put up with in Silicon Valley are... 🤯🤯🤯 (via @thebolditalic) read.medium.com/iv0CcnE
We know naps are good for us, but they're also good for the world. @elemental looks at "nap activists" and their fight to make sure everyone has the right to rest. read.medium.com/bW3zYNv
Cryogenic chambers, hexagonal water, electromagnetic therapy: @thejoelstein biohacked for 10 weeks so you don't have to. (via @genmag) read.medium.com/CeoS84M
Remember Mrs. Grossman's stickers? 🌈 Of course you do. @OZM offers a look inside her sticker factory, which is exactly as joyful and nostalgic as you'd imagine. read.medium.com/ZuFnmBM
Stay with us, and we promise to continue to keep you informed about our world today, while offering thoughtful stories that open your mind and satisfy your curiosities. Wash your hands, call a friend, and share these stories with people who need a distraction.
