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“The Atavist can’t fix link rot, but we can do our (small) part to help journalists affected by it. We’re launching a new project, Revived, to breathe new life into old stories.”
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Breathing New Life Into Old Stories
Introducing Revived.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:45 PM
“The Atavist can’t fix link rot, but we can do our (small) part to help journalists affected by it. We’re launching a new project, Revived, to breathe new life into old stories.”
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A great piece of history, beautifully structured and written by my friend @alexmarvar.bsky.social
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The Two Faces of Lummie Jenkins
The people of Wilcox County, Alabama, remember the longtime sheriff as a god or a monster—it just depends on who you ask.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:27 AM
A great piece of history, beautifully structured and written by my friend @alexmarvar.bsky.social
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This story is the first in @atavist.com's new Revived series, which aims to breathe life into old stories: magazine.atavist.com/introducing-...
Breathing New Life Into Old Stories
Introducing Revived.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:51 PM
This story is the first in @atavist.com's new Revived series, which aims to breathe life into old stories: magazine.atavist.com/introducing-...
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"Fear was essential to keeping white power intact, and as the civil rights movement whipped up revolutionary energy across the Black Belt, Lummie’s and his colleagues’ efforts intensified."
An excerpt from the new @atavist.com story, by @alexmarvar.bsky.social: longreads.com/2026/01/06/l...
An excerpt from the new @atavist.com story, by @alexmarvar.bsky.social: longreads.com/2026/01/06/l...
Anatomy of Absolute Power - Longreads
The people of Wilcox County, Alabama, remember a longtime sheriff as a god or a monster—it just depends on who you ask.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:51 PM
"Fear was essential to keeping white power intact, and as the civil rights movement whipped up revolutionary energy across the Black Belt, Lummie’s and his colleagues’ efforts intensified."
An excerpt from the new @atavist.com story, by @alexmarvar.bsky.social: longreads.com/2026/01/06/l...
An excerpt from the new @atavist.com story, by @alexmarvar.bsky.social: longreads.com/2026/01/06/l...
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Ending a bad year on a good note: @atavist.com is excited to introduce Revived, a project breathing new life into old stories. We're releasing previously published features otherwise lost to dead outlets and dead links. First up, from @alexmarvar.bsky.social.
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The Two Faces of Lummie Jenkins
The people of Wilcox County, Alabama, remember the longtime sheriff as a god or a monster—it just depends on who you ask.
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December 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Ending a bad year on a good note: @atavist.com is excited to introduce Revived, a project breathing new life into old stories. We're releasing previously published features otherwise lost to dead outlets and dead links. First up, from @alexmarvar.bsky.social.
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My favourite account of this is “Barbearians at the Gate” by @hh-matt.bsky.social at @atavist.com magazine.atavist.com/2018/barbear...
December 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
My favourite account of this is “Barbearians at the Gate” by @hh-matt.bsky.social at @atavist.com magazine.atavist.com/2018/barbear...
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"Did women have no choice, Wilcox wondered, but to wander the world hoping never to step on a landmine of a man?"
Read an excerpt from Christa Hillstrom's @atavist.com story about a nurse's quest to document the life and death of every woman killed by a man in the US.
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Read an excerpt from Christa Hillstrom's @atavist.com story about a nurse's quest to document the life and death of every woman killed by a man in the US.
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The Nurse Who Names the Dead - Longreads
Inside a Texas nurse’s quest to document the life and death of every woman killed by a man in America.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
"Did women have no choice, Wilcox wondered, but to wander the world hoping never to step on a landmine of a man?"
Read an excerpt from Christa Hillstrom's @atavist.com story about a nurse's quest to document the life and death of every woman killed by a man in the US.
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Read an excerpt from Christa Hillstrom's @atavist.com story about a nurse's quest to document the life and death of every woman killed by a man in the US.
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Dawn Wilcox cares about the women who are murdered by their "loved ones." She created Women Count USA and has been quietly keeping track of chronic femicide. Her database is better than the government's. In a world that seems not to care about women, we need this resource more than ever. #EndGBV
14,445 and Counting - The Atavist Magazine
Inside a Texas nurse’s quest to document the life and death of every woman killed by a man in America.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Dawn Wilcox cares about the women who are murdered by their "loved ones." She created Women Count USA and has been quietly keeping track of chronic femicide. Her database is better than the government's. In a world that seems not to care about women, we need this resource more than ever. #EndGBV
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"This is sacred work."
Inside a Texas nurse’s quest to document the life and death of every woman killed by a man in America.
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Inside a Texas nurse’s quest to document the life and death of every woman killed by a man in America.
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14,445 and Counting - The Atavist Magazine
Inside a Texas nurse’s quest to document the life and death of every woman killed by a man in America.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"This is sacred work."
Inside a Texas nurse’s quest to document the life and death of every woman killed by a man in America.
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Inside a Texas nurse’s quest to document the life and death of every woman killed by a man in America.
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A haunting, urgent piece about a woman who counts the number of women murdered by men in the US and how profound an exercise it is.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:46 AM
A haunting, urgent piece about a woman who counts the number of women murdered by men in the US and how profound an exercise it is.
"Did women have no choice, Wilcox wondered, but to wander the world hoping never to step on a landmine of a man?"
Inside a Texas nurse’s quest to document the life and death of every woman killed by a man in America.
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Inside a Texas nurse’s quest to document the life and death of every woman killed by a man in America.
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14,445 and Counting - The Atavist Magazine
Inside a Texas nurse’s quest to document the life and death of every woman killed by a man in America.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"Did women have no choice, Wilcox wondered, but to wander the world hoping never to step on a landmine of a man?"
Inside a Texas nurse’s quest to document the life and death of every woman killed by a man in America.
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Inside a Texas nurse’s quest to document the life and death of every woman killed by a man in America.
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If the official release of the FBI's Big Foot files has you intrigued may I suggest reading my @atavist.com story The Truth is out There magazine.atavist.com/2023/the-tru...
November 25, 2025 at 10:53 PM
If the official release of the FBI's Big Foot files has you intrigued may I suggest reading my @atavist.com story The Truth is out There magazine.atavist.com/2023/the-tru...
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OK, the last of the non-InfoSec long-reads for this morning - a story of the greatest art thief of all time, who targeted the wealthy and influential people in New York's social register, the Blue Book.
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The Hardest-Working Art Thief in History
The 'Social Register' was a who’s who of America’s rich and powerful—the heirs of robber barons, scions of political dynasties, and descendants of 'Mayflower' passengers. It was also the perfect hit l...
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November 8, 2025 at 1:27 PM
OK, the last of the non-InfoSec long-reads for this morning - a story of the greatest art thief of all time, who targeted the wealthy and influential people in New York's social register, the Blue Book.
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If you’ve not seen this particular jewel heist targeting particularly awful people story it may be worth adding to your inspo board
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The 'Social Register' was a who’s who of America’s rich and powerful—the heirs of robber barons, scions of political dynasties, and descendants of 'Mayflower' passengers. It was also the perfect hit list for the country’s hardest-working art thief.
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The Hardest-Working Art Thief in History
The cops watched helplessly as art went missing from old-money mansions Up and down the east coast. then they made a shocking discovery: one man was behind it all.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:28 PM
If you’ve not seen this particular jewel heist targeting particularly awful people story it may be worth adding to your inspo board
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My favorite thing about @atavist.com stories is what I learn while being entertained. I had no idea there was a social register for our American aristocracy and that robbers used it in the 70s and 80s. Great storytelling by Jack Rodolico The art is also nice.
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The Hardest-Working Art Thief in History
The 'Social Register' was a who’s who of America’s rich and powerful—the heirs of robber barons, scions of political dynasties, and descendants of 'Mayflower' passengers. It was also the perfect hit l...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
My favorite thing about @atavist.com stories is what I learn while being entertained. I had no idea there was a social register for our American aristocracy and that robbers used it in the 70s and 80s. Great storytelling by Jack Rodolico The art is also nice.
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“Members could flip through the Social Register’s pages to learn the essentials about each other. What school did so-and-so attend? What yacht club did they belong to? Were they related to someone on the Mayflower?” (Via Longreads)
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The Hardest-Working Art Thief in History
The 'Social Register' was a who’s who of America’s rich and powerful—the heirs of robber barons, scions of political dynasties, and descendants of 'Mayflower' passengers. It was also the perfect hit l...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:50 AM
“Members could flip through the Social Register’s pages to learn the essentials about each other. What school did so-and-so attend? What yacht club did they belong to? Were they related to someone on the Mayflower?” (Via Longreads)
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"They snipped the phone line."
Today's article pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to
writer Jack Rodolico & @atavist.com!
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Today's article pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to
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The Hardest-Working Art Thief in History
The 'Social Register' was a who’s who of America’s rich and powerful—the heirs of robber barons, scions of political dynasties, and descendants of 'Mayflower' passengers. It was also the perfect hit l...
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November 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
"They snipped the phone line."
Today's article pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to
writer Jack Rodolico & @atavist.com!
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Today's article pick from Damn History, a free monthly newsletter for readers/writers of #popularhistory. Congrats to
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"While stealing art is a challenge, selling it—and making a profit—is much, much harder."
Read an excerpt of the new @atavist.com story by Jack Rodolico, about a hard-working art thief—and the list he used to rob the rich: longreads.com/2025/11/04/b...
Read an excerpt of the new @atavist.com story by Jack Rodolico, about a hard-working art thief—and the list he used to rob the rich: longreads.com/2025/11/04/b...
The Art of the Steal - Longreads
"The Social Register was a who’s who of America’s rich and powerful—the heirs of robber barons, scions of political dynasties, and descendants of Mayflower passengers. It was also the perfect hit list...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"While stealing art is a challenge, selling it—and making a profit—is much, much harder."
Read an excerpt of the new @atavist.com story by Jack Rodolico, about a hard-working art thief—and the list he used to rob the rich: longreads.com/2025/11/04/b...
Read an excerpt of the new @atavist.com story by Jack Rodolico, about a hard-working art thief—and the list he used to rob the rich: longreads.com/2025/11/04/b...
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Obsessed with the Louvre heist? Eager for an eat the rich story because you're mad as hell? Meet the prolific art thief who robbed America's aristocracy blind.
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The Hardest-Working Art Thief in History
The cops watched helplessly as art went missing from old-money mansions Up and down the east coast. then they made a shocking discovery: one man was behind it all.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Obsessed with the Louvre heist? Eager for an eat the rich story because you're mad as hell? Meet the prolific art thief who robbed America's aristocracy blind.
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The 'Social Register' was a who’s who of America’s rich and powerful—the heirs of robber barons, scions of political dynasties, and descendants of 'Mayflower' passengers. It was also the perfect hit list for the country’s hardest-working art thief.
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The Hardest-Working Art Thief in History
The cops watched helplessly as art went missing from old-money mansions Up and down the east coast. then they made a shocking discovery: one man was behind it all.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The 'Social Register' was a who’s who of America’s rich and powerful—the heirs of robber barons, scions of political dynasties, and descendants of 'Mayflower' passengers. It was also the perfect hit list for the country’s hardest-working art thief.
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Speaking of Maine and Nazis—this was a great story about the state’s response to one
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How Concerned Citizens Ran a Neo-Nazi Out of Rural Maine
Before he promoted lies about Haitians eating pets in Ohio, Christopher Pohlhaus tried to build a fascist compound in America's whitest state. His neighbors had other plans.
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October 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Speaking of Maine and Nazis—this was a great story about the state’s response to one
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"A nation, like a body, can be marked before it recognizes the wound."
For @atavist.com, Masha Hamilton looks for America on Interstate 95. Read an excerpt from our sister magazine's new story: longreads.com/2025/10/07/a...
For @atavist.com, Masha Hamilton looks for America on Interstate 95. Read an excerpt from our sister magazine's new story: longreads.com/2025/10/07/a...
"Are We Breaking Apart, Or Is There Enough Left to Bind Us?" - Longreads
Conversations and revelations about an ailing nation along Interstate 95.
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October 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"A nation, like a body, can be marked before it recognizes the wound."
For @atavist.com, Masha Hamilton looks for America on Interstate 95. Read an excerpt from our sister magazine's new story: longreads.com/2025/10/07/a...
For @atavist.com, Masha Hamilton looks for America on Interstate 95. Read an excerpt from our sister magazine's new story: longreads.com/2025/10/07/a...
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"We’re traveling nearly 2,000 miles on I-95 from Miami to Maine, and pausing at virtually every rest stop. Our project is simple and vast at once: to ask fellow travelers where they’re headed, and where they think America is going too."
New from @atavist.com.
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New from @atavist.com.
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I’ve Gone to Look for America - The Atavist Magazine
Conversations and revelations about an ailing nation along Interstate 95.
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September 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"We’re traveling nearly 2,000 miles on I-95 from Miami to Maine, and pausing at virtually every rest stop. Our project is simple and vast at once: to ask fellow travelers where they’re headed, and where they think America is going too."
New from @atavist.com.
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New from @atavist.com.
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For the @atavist.com Robert Weintraub came by to talk about "American Hindenburg." Great talk!
September 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
For the @atavist.com Robert Weintraub came by to talk about "American Hindenburg." Great talk!
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@cassidyrandall.bsky.social stopped by Pitch Club HQ to talk about her @atavist.com pitch for her story "Alone at the Edge of the World," a story was anthologized in Year's Best Sports Writing 2023.
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How to Wrangle the Idea with Cassidy Randall
Cassidy Randall takes us to her Atavist Magazine pitch that earned her a nod in Year's Best Sports Writing 2023.
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September 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
@cassidyrandall.bsky.social stopped by Pitch Club HQ to talk about her @atavist.com pitch for her story "Alone at the Edge of the World," a story was anthologized in Year's Best Sports Writing 2023.
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