Longshot Magazine

Selections from Issue Zero

We made Longshot Magazine over one weekend in May. Over 1,500 submissions came into our pop-up HQ and 35 editors selected 70 pieces to fill the paper magazine.

Here, we present a representative sample of the outstanding work contained in the print edition.

Dr. Pierce's Modern Cure

by Evan Ratliff, Art by Patrick Guarino & Corey Scherrer

At the height of his empire, Pierce was reported to be raking in over $1 million a year on international sales of his books, pellets, and tonics.

A Brief History of the Hustle

By Angela Watercutter, Illustrations by Wendy MacNaughton

Your favorite hip-hop hero was far from the first musician to embrace the virtue of hard work, self-reliance, and, er, prostitution.

The Diamond Thief

By Erik Malinowski, Photo by Mark Rabinowitz

No one in baseball history was—and probably will ever be—better at stealing bases than Rickey Henderson.

20 Minutes with Lady Gaga

by Rob Dubbin, Art by Matt Novak

Lady Gaga had just ended her self-imposed exile to low earth orbit and was back to do some press before kicking off her 50-city, 10-arcology tour of what remained of Europe.

Coup d’État

by Ryan Miller, Art by Nicholas Rombes

Isaac Miller spends almost all his daylight hours cradling bees’ eggs, sampling their honey, and tricking their drones into breeding extra queens.

Talking Shit

By David Downs, Illustration by Conor Buckley

An interview with Justin Halpern, creator of the wildly popular Twitter feed @shitmydadsays.

The Gold Diggers

Photo Essay by Andy Isaacson

Gold fever has funded wars and empires. It even built the state of California. Now, it’s destroying the Amazon.

Aunt Genevieve

by Mallory Richardson, Photo by Duncan Harris

Every day, without fail, she would have a bottle of Guinness, sometimes a martini, two cigarettes and a packet of mints. She never paid for anything.

“See, you kids, you come in and say, ‘I want a seat and I’ll give you 10 bucks for it,’ and I just wanna crack you in the fucking head,” Scott said. “Do you go to your job and work for free? Show some respect.”