Our Favorite Long Reads of 2023

Are you sitting down in your comfiest chair? Do you have a drink in hand? (Coffee or cocktail, reader’s choice.) Notifications on mute? Good. In today’s edition of InsideHook’s best stories of 2023, I’ve handpicked a selection of long reads — those articles you maybe opened on your phone with the intention of eventually reading them, but never got to. These stories are full to the brim with intrepid reporting (an investigation into a monumental lawsuit against the UFC led me down many unexpected paths), enlightening interviews (with John Prine’s youngest son, courtesy of our editor-in-chief) and insightful observations (about a variety of subjects, including the one that dominated the attention of many men this year). In the coming year, expect more where these came from.

Alex Lauer, Features Editor