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The City I Love is Destroying Itself
By Nicole Antebi Feature

Nicole Antebi interviews historian David Dorado Romo about the fight to preserve the oldest barrio in El Paso from the City itself.

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The Lasting Effects of the Lolita Complex
By Lacy Warner Feature

Lacy Warner examines the downward turn of actress Dominique Swain’s career, and how the trouble began the moment she grew up.
Insomnia: To Pursue Sleep So Hard You Become Invigorated By the Chase
By Longreads Feature

Insomnia is not just a state of sleeplessness, a matter of negatives. It involves the active pursuit of sleep. It is a state of longing.

James Baldwin and the Lost Giovanni’s Room Screenplay
By Matt Giles Commentary

In 1978, James Baldwin began working on a screenplay for Giovanni’s Room, his most beloved work. For the past forty years, though, the script has been shelved in a London flat.

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The City I Love is Destroying Itself
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Delay, Deny and Deflect: How Facebook’s Leaders Fought Through Crisis
By Jack Nicas , Matthew Rosenberg , Cecilia Kang , Sheera Frenkel , NICHOLAS CONFESSORE  / The New York Times
Quitting Instagram: She’s One of the Millions Disillusioned With Social Media. But She Also Helped Create It.
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Longer Than The Song Of A Whip-Poor-Will
By Michael Graff  / Oxford American
Three Feet From God: An Oral History of Nirvana ‘Unplugged’
By Alan Siegel  / The Ringer
Tales From the Warhol Factory
By Ruth La Ferla , Guy Trebay  / The New York Times
Re: Hate Mail
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
By Longreads Weekly Top 5

This week, we’re sharing stories from Sheera Frenkel, Nicholas Confessore, Cecilia Kang, Matthew Rosenberg, and Jack Nicas; Phil Klay, Harley Rustad, Michael Graff, and Alan Siegel.
The Fault in Our Stars: On Fake Celebrity Interviews
By michellemeyrink Feature

Fake celebrity interviews have been around for years, but Germany has seemingly become one of the largest exporters.
The Making of Nirvana’s Most Vulnerable Album
By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight

An oral history of the night Nirvana recorded “Unplugged,” their most tender, original live performance.
“I know I believe in the power of lining up little hopes”
By Krista Stevens Highlight

At Oxford American, Michael Graff remembers his dad, Carl.

Positivity Is Relative, Depending on Which Side of the Fighting You’re On
By Michelle Weber Highlight

“I was not a fallen creature in a broken world reliant on grace, but a Marine in a successful army that had all the answers.”

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The House on Mayo Road
By Dure Amna Commentary

Originally posted on Longreads:
Dur e Aziz Amna | Longreads | November 2018 | 11 minutes (2,986 words) The spring I turned 12, I moved to an all-girls school, and my family moved from a tiny two-bedroom in the outskirts of Pindi to a huge house in the heart of the city, 30 minutes from…
The House on Mayo Road
By Dure Amna Feature

Dur e Aziz Amna considers the year in Pakistan when everything changed.
This Month in Books: ‘When Will I Be a Winner?’ or, ‘Mr. President, I Have a Headache’
By Dana Snitzky Commentary

In this month’s books newsletter, you’re going to get tired of winning.
We Could Fell a Redwood Forest With This Anger
By Michelle Weber Highlight

Sometimes, the only way to vent your rage so you can be a useful member of society is with an axe.
What Was Andy Warhol’s Factory Really Like?
By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight

Welcome to Warhol’s world.
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The Masterless People: Pirates, Maroons, and the Struggle to Live Free
By Longreads Feature

In the “bizarre and horrifying world” of the early modern Caribbean, maroons and pirates both prized their freedom above all else. And sometimes they worked together to safeguard it.
The Secrets We Keep
By Deena ElGenaidi Feature

Deena ElGenaidi takes stock of the truths she and her Muslim family members hide from one another.
The Strongest Woman in the Room
By Kitty Sheehan Feature

A daughter recounts her family’s worst day, through her mother’s eyes.

The City I Love is Destroying Itself
By Nicole Antebi Feature

Nicole Antebi interviews historian David Dorado Romo about the fight to preserve the oldest barrio in El Paso from the City itself.

Falling for My Booty Call
By Sarah Kasbeer Feature

Sarah Kasbeer reflects on a history of hookups — and why they left her cold.
The Lasting Effects of the Lolita Complex
By Lacy Warner Feature

Lacy Warner examines the downward turn of actress Dominique Swain’s career, and how the trouble began the moment she grew up.

Books
Insomnia: To Pursue Sleep So Hard You Become Invigorated By the Chase
By Longreads Feature

Insomnia is not just a state of sleeplessness, a matter of negatives. It involves the active pursuit of sleep. It is a state of longing.

This Month in Books: ‘When Will I Be a Winner?’ or, ‘Mr. President, I Have a Headache’
By Dana Snitzky Commentary

In this month’s books newsletter, you’re going to get tired of winning.
A Mysterious Crack Appears: Past Trauma and Future Doom Meet in “Friday Black”
By Alana Mohamed Feature

In Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s fantastical short story collection, the strangest fantasy of all is that people try to act morally in a corrupt world.
Karina Longworth on the Women Caught in Howard Hughes’ Hollywood Web of Gossip
By Rae Nudson Feature

Howard Hughes used gossip, spies and money to control Hollywood’s women for nearly 60 years. Karina Longworth critically examines the Golden Age’s gossip to stop his false narratives from becoming our history.
Father of Disorder
By Jessica Wilbanks Feature

One woman finds insight into her father’s rage in the scientific concept of entropy.
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Current Events
The City I Love is Destroying Itself
By Nicole Antebi Feature

Nicole Antebi interviews historian David Dorado Romo about the fight to preserve the oldest barrio in El Paso from the City itself.

The House on Mayo Road
By Dure Amna Feature

Dur e Aziz Amna considers the year in Pakistan when everything changed.
We Could Fell a Redwood Forest With This Anger
By Michelle Weber Highlight

Sometimes, the only way to vent your rage so you can be a useful member of society is with an axe.
Stan Lee: 1922-2018
By Mike Dang Highlight

Stan Lee, the legendary comic book writer, editor, and publisher of Marvel comics, has died at the age of 95.
When You Carry All That You Love With You
By Alice Driver Feature

Alice Driver travels into the heart of the caravan.
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Essays & Criticism
The Lasting Effects of the Lolita Complex
By Lacy Warner Feature

Lacy Warner examines the downward turn of actress Dominique Swain’s career, and how the trouble began the moment she grew up.
The House on Mayo Road
By Dure Amna Feature

Dur e Aziz Amna considers the year in Pakistan when everything changed.
Consider Who Can Afford the Oyster
By Michelle Weber Highlight

If the personal is political, then food is political — and food writing should be, too.
A Mysterious Crack Appears: Past Trauma and Future Doom Meet in “Friday Black”
By Alana Mohamed Feature

In Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s fantastical short story collection, the strangest fantasy of all is that people try to act morally in a corrupt world.
Re: Hate Mail
By Amy Kurzweil Feature

After receiving a string of menacing emails, Amy Kurzweil wonders: Can she safely extend a writer’s empathy to men who harass her on the internet?

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