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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Notable longform stories written by David Farrier, Luc Rinaldi, Claire Gagné, Jonathan Weiner, and Dave Holmes.
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On Different Kinds of Love (and Our Top 5)
“Give me the complicated, the missed connections, the big gestures, the bittersweet endings. Give me the struggle, because it’s the struggle that makes it love.” Yes, today is that day. Dreadful for some of us, but delightful for others. (Especially all the excited school-age kids exchanging “Be My Valentine” messages—which, these days, are no longer […]
Posted inCommentary, Nonfiction, Reading List, Sports
“The Ugliness of Greatness”: A Kobe Bryant Reading List
It has been a dozen days since the shocking death of the Los Angeles Lakers star. How do we talk about Kobe and his legacy on and off the court?
Posted inEditor's Pick
Joe Biden: ‘I Wish to Hell I’d Just Kept Saying the Exact Same Thing’
The vice president looks back — and forward. Veteran journalist Jonathan Alter’s exit interview with Joe Biden.
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Featuring stories by Jonathan Alter, T. Kira Madden, Ijeoma Oluo, Lauren Alwan, and Rich Schapiro
Posted inNonfiction
Longreads Best of 2017: All of Our No. 1 Story Picks
Here’s every story that was chosen as No. 1 in our weekly Top 5 email.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story
The Makeover Scene Gets a Makeover
Everyone laughs at how ridiculous makeover scenes are, but these swift internal metamorphoses aren’t much better.
Posted inBusiness, Nonfiction, Story
More than Make-Work
A jobs guarantee is a messy, awkward, good idea.
Posted inNonfiction
Longreads Best of 2017: Investigative Reporting on Sexual Misconduct
Investigations into sexual misconduct perpetrated by powerful men across several industries had the biggest impact in 2017.
