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Posted inArts & Culture, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Where Have All the Music Magazines Gone?
Inside music journalism post-2008 recession, and how media consumption in the 21st century offers a road map for the continuation of the once-robust medium.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
Judging Books By Their Covers
Jason Diamond analyzes his obsession with Vintage Contemporaries paperbacks from the 80s.
Posted inEditor's Pick
My Undertaker, My Pimp
Jay Kirk examines the intersection of grief and lust in this profile of a disgraced undertaker-turned-brothel-owner.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Judging Books By Their Covers
Jason Diamond analyzes his obsession with Vintage Contemporaries paperbacks from the 80s.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Below, our favorite stories of the week. Kindle users, you can also get them as a Readlist. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. * * * 1. The Price of Nice Nails Sarah Maslin Nir | New York Times | May 7, 2015 | 26 minutes (6,634 words) A […]
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Sam Brown, a soldier badly burned in an IED explosion in Afghanistan, undergoes an experimental treatment to ease his pain through a virtual reality game called “SnowWorld”: When they first lowered the goggles over his eyes, Brown was not all that impressed. He found himself floating through a kind of glacial canyon, but the overall […]
Posted inReading List
The Atavist: Reading List for Monday's Event
atavist: Don’t miss our New America NYC event “From Science to Obsession” on Monday, March 19, featuring Joe Kloc, Jay Kirk, Amy Harmon, and John Rennie. Here’s a reading list with some great stories by our panelists: Joe Kloc, The Case of the Missing Moon Rocks Jay Kirk, Burning Man Amy Harmon, Navigating Love and […]
