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The Daily Beast's Best Longreads, August 2-August 9

LONGREADS

From maple syrup cartels to the cop at the center of police-minority relations, the best in longform journalism.

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Reddit: A Nine-Year Case Study in Absentee Management

Felix Gillette and Gerry Smith - Bloomberg

For too long, Conde Nast was happy to give Reddit free rein as its community grew exponentially. Now, it’s paying the price for its hands-off management.

Perfect Compromise

Masha Gessen - Harper’s

To most tourists descending on Helsinki, Finland seems like any other well-run Northern European country. But with a long border shared by Russia, Finns feel very different.

Sticky Business

Annie Hauser - The Weather Channel

“In the maple syrup industry, the only thing more powerful than the weather is Quebec’s completely legal syrup cartel.”

The Man Who Shot Michael Brown

Jake Halpern - The New Yorker

Darren Wilson, the cop who shot and killed Michael Brown, talks about life after the controversy, his background, and race.

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