Top 5 Longform.org Stories of the Week: Scientology & Singularity

Some critics worry that smartphones and tablet computers will ruin our ability to focus on long form material. To fight this trend, we will have the editors of Longform.org pick an essay for your weekend reading pleasure every week.

This week, editors Aaron Lammer and Max Linsky picked “The Apostate” by Lawrence Wright in the February 2011 issue of the New Yorker. Four more stories follow below.

Here’s more about the first pick: “During his 35 years as a member of the Church of Scientology, Oscar-winning writer and director Paul Haggis went “all the way to the top.”

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