Thousands of Haitians who fled the United States on foot last summer have started very different lives in Canada.
2018
Posted inEditor's Pick
Yuval Noah Harari on what the year 2050 has in store for humankind
In an excerpt from his new book 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, bestselling author Yuval Noah Harari argues that we must teach our children how to develop the mental and emotional flexibility to cope with the profound uncertainty to come.
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from C.J. Chivers, David Ewing Duncan, Steve Silberman, Anna Wiener, and David Marchese.
Posted inCurrent Events, Highlight, History, Quotes, Science & Nature
This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
Scientists knew how serious climate change is. Politicians knew. Energy companies knew. The U.S. was ready to act, and then we… didn’t.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
At Home on Carmine Street
Abigail Rasminsky thought she’d survived a robbery unscathed. Then she realized it was following her everywhere.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Broken Time
Steve Silberman’s deep-dive into Bill Evans, one of the most enigmatic figures in jazz, is a fantastic read that examines the intersection of what happens when virtuosic talent inexplicably falls short. Silberman also probes his own obsession with ‘Nardis,’ a complex arrangement which Miles Davis, who employed Evans as a member of his sextet, said […]
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What It’s Like to Wallow in Your Own Facebook Data
Anna Wiener explores what 13 years of the data she’s given Facebook can give back to her.
Posted inFood, Highlight, Quotes, Travel
The Life-Changing Magic of Getting In Line at 5AM
Japan is committed to waiting: its language includes the phrase gyouretsu no dekiru mise: “restaurants that have very long lines.”
Posted inHighlight, History, Nonfiction, Quotes
War, What is It Good For? Absolutely Nothing
“Across these years, hundreds of thousands of young men and women signed on in good faith and served in the lower and middle ranks. They did not make policy. They lived within it.”
Posted inBooks, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Michelle Tea and the Betrayal of Queer Memoir
Memoir is always a betrayal. When writing about life in queer subcultures, the harm of honesty can feel even greater.