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LR: The spies who raised me, childhood cancer and schoolyard sexual abuse

LR: The spies who raised me, childhood cancer and schoolyard sexual abuse

by Richard Jackson | May 15, 2016 | Featured, Long Reads

Warm up your reading chair, for it’s that time again. Today we have tales of Cold War espionage, the realities of cancer treatment and a spotlight on child sexual abuse.

Long Reads: Prince’s personal chef and advocacy for sex offenders

Long Reads: Prince’s personal chef and advocacy for sex offenders

by Richard Jackson | May 8, 2016 | Featured, Long Reads

Pop the kettle on and settle into a good chair, it’s time for more Long Reads, with the story of Prince’s personal chef sandwiched between two difficult tales of abuse.

LR: Rethinking Lewinsky, dead sperm donors and modern day divorce

LR: Rethinking Lewinsky, dead sperm donors and modern day divorce

by Richard Jackson | May 1, 2016 | Featured, Long Reads

What do you get when you combine Monica Lewinsky, the semen of a deceased spouse and the realities of divorce? You get this week’s Long Reads!

LR: The asylum seeker lawyer, Prince’s unwanted legacy, the public vitriol against police

LR: The asylum seeker lawyer, Prince’s unwanted legacy, the public vitriol against police

by Richard Jackson | Apr 24, 2016 | Featured, Long Reads

For this week’s Long Reads we spin tales of Prince’s complex legacy, a lawyer that protects asylum seekers, and the sad end of a genius.

LR: Origins of “Respect”, patriots go to war and a rape retold

LR: Origins of “Respect”, patriots go to war and a rape retold

by Richard Jackson | Apr 17, 2016 | Featured, Long Reads

Once more into the ‘reads dear friends. Be regaled by Aretha’s ‘Respect’, a death between conservatives and a very personal story.

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