The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, August 16-21
From animal stores to Hollywood’s elderly action heros, this week in best long form journalism.
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Silence at BaylorJessica Luther & Dan Solomon—Texas MontlyBaylor defense end Sam Ukwuachu was found guilty of second-degree sexual assault on August 20, 2015. However, his university was stunningly silent about the charges he faced, and seemed eager to have him back on the field.
The World’s Biggest Pet Store Has 250,000 AnimalsBen Crair—Bloomberg BusinessweekZoo Zajac in Duisburg is a 130,000 square-foot pet store and is filled with everything from two-toed sloths to piranhas.
The Late, Great Stephen ColbertJoel Lovell—GQSince he gave up the character he invented as host of The Colbert Report, many have wondered which Stephen Colbert will show up as host of The Late Show.
Why Hollywood’s Ageing Heroes Won’t Give Up the GunAdam Mars-Jones, The GuardianHarrison Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tom Cruise, Liam Neeson—the list of veteran Hollywood actors still playing at guns is seemingly endless. Why can’t these men let the action role go?
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