Welcome back to our weekly round-up of the long reads on the web that are worth the investment. If you want to make sure you don’t miss future Global Comment content, don’t forget to sign up to...
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Good morning, gentle readers! The best way to start off the week is with some rich longreads, so, naturally, we've got your back with a mix of some of the things we're loving this week — but in a...
Happy Monday, gentle readers! It's the most spooktacular month of the year, but we promise none of our longreads recommendations are scary. Well, maybe one or two. We're thinking a great deal about...
The so-called “prescription pill epidemic” has been making headlines in the U.S. for years—and much to the consternation of chronic pain patients and their advocates, few media outlets or...
The shocking and untimely death of musical icon Prince earlier this year saddened millions of fans and fellow musicians around the world—but the news media, particularly in the U.S., seemingly...
In the week since the death of English singer Amy Winehouse much newsprint, or the virtual equivalent, has been spent on her struggles with substance abuse. The analysis of her music, such as it is,...