Inspired by this Hunter S Thompson classic posted by @Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works, what articles do you consider to be “Longreads Classics”?

A few of my favorites:

• Gay Talese, “Frank Sinatra Has a Cold”, Esquire (1966). The article that has spawned a whole host of long reads about the article, as well as an episode of This American Life
• David Foster Wallace, “Consider the Lobster”, Gourmet (1994) and “Roger Federer as Religious Experience”, New York Times (2006)
• Ron Rosenbaum, “Secrets of the Little Blue Box”, Esquire (1971)
• John Krakauer, “Death of an Innocent”, Outside (1993), and “Into Thin Air”, Outside (1996)
• Sheri Fink, “The Deadly Choices at Memorial”, Propublica (2009)

Just a small sample to get a conversation started. What are your all-time classics / faves?

Also, Kevin Kelly’s list is great! https://kk.org/cooltools/best-magazine-articles-ever/