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The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Dec 1-7, 2014

A letter from Gaziantep, who are the protestors in Ferguson and Mary Martin and Peter Pan. The Daily Beast picks the best journalism from around the web this week.

The Vortex

By Robin Wright, New Yorker

A Turkish city on the frontier of Syria’s war.

The Protester

By Raven Rakia, Matter

Who are the people who have taken over Ferguson, protesting the killing of Michael Brown day after day? Meet Frankie. He’s on day 118.

Hunting Task Wabbits

By Caleb Garling, Matter

Everybody’s crazy mad with TaskRabbit—but the startup that launched the sharing economy really doesn’t want to talk about its troubles.

When Mary Martin Was the Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up

By Ben Yagoda, Longreads

In the 1950s, a musical adaptation of J. M. Barrie’s ‘Peter Pan’ starring Mary Martin became a sensation, attracting the fourth biggest audience of all time for a scripted TV show when a live production was broadcast on NBC.

My Great-Great-Aunt Discovered Francium. And It Killed Her.

By Veronique Greenwood, New York Times Magazine

There is a sense of grandeur in the idea that paying heavily is a means of advancing knowledge. But in truth, you can’t control what it is that you find — whether you’ve sacrificed your health for it, or simply years of your time.

Joby Ogwyn: The Man Who Fell to Earth

By Daniel Duane, Men’s Journal

Wingsuit pilot Joby Ogwyn has climbed — and flown off — the highest peaks on the planet. But after the tragic deaths of several friends and a Mount Everest avalanche that killed most of his crew, is the world's greatest daredevil losing his nerve?

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