Friday, October 25, 2013

9 Longform Stories We're Reading This Week

Mike Giglio writes about the phenomenon of children fathered by American soldiers in post-WWII Germany who, though raised in the U.S., have found themselves deported to a country they don’t know. Read that and these other stories from around BuzzFeed and the web.


William Suess Thought He Was an American Until the Day He Was Deported — BuzzReads


William Suess Thought He Was an American Until the Day He Was Deported — BuzzReads


Born in Germany but raised in Missouri, “Wild Bill” Suess served in the Army, then did time for various crimes. But he didn’t know what prison really was until strict immigration laws left him to fend for himself at a grim shelter in a foreign country he was now forced to call home. Read it at BuzzReads.


Courtesy of Laura Suess


Peyton Manning Almost Didn’t Make It BackThe Washington Post


Peyton Manning Almost Didn’t Make It Back — The Washington Post


A revealing profile of the 37-year-old QB: "Cut by Indianapolis post-surgery, it seemed victory enough when Manning made it back to the field in a Broncos uniform last season and led them to a 13-3 record. But those closest to him say the feat was if anything underestimated." Read it at The Washington Post.


Doug Pensinger / Getty Images


Chasing MollyPlayboy


Chasing Molly — Playboy


An interesting look at the supposedly pure ecstasy now in vogue, and that killed two attendees at this year's Electric Zoo. Chemically testing molly bought in Miami and in New York City reveals — not shockingly — that most molly is anything but pure. Read it at Playboy.


Brian Killian / WireImage / Getty Images


Prisoners of ProfitThe Huffington Post


Prisoners of Profit — The Huffington Post


A staggeringly thorough investigation into a for-profit juvenile prison empire that's continued receiving contracts despite a paltry record of endangerment and abuse, thanks to strategic political donating. Read it at The Huffington Post.


Matt Houston / AP / Via projects.huffingtonpost.com




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