Your weekend long reads 🗞️

Rise and shine, friends of The Short List!

Spending more time at home means more time for reading and, let’s face it, we all sometimes need a break from coronavirus news. We’ve gathered up some of Paste BN's best investigative work from the past few months for those times when you need a distraction – or fodder for a long reads Zoom chat with friends. 

These stories reveal new truths about subjects many of you will find familiar — from reverse mortgage hell to child abuse. Some take you into unfamiliar territory, where you will meet two interior designers who found themselves caught up in a drug cartel investigation or hear from people held inside America’s immigration detention facilities.

So bookmark these links, brew some tea or coffee, and let our investigative reporters take you into their worlds: 👇