If you’ve ever come home from a long day at work to the wonderful smell of dinner waiting in your crockpot, you have Irving Nachumsohn to thank.
2019
Posted inNonfiction
‘To Be Well’: An Unmothered Woman’s Search for Real Love
After years of strife with her mother, Vanessa Mártir finds unconditional love in a new, tender relationship.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Pete Buttigieg Called Me. Here’s What Happened
Michael Harriot writes an article called “Pete Buttigieg Is a Lying MF,” and then the MF goes and calls him.
Posted inCommentary, Discussions, Podcasts
Obsession and Release: 10 Years to Write a Longread
A Longreads Podcast interview with journalists James K. Williamson and Tim Requarth on writing about family.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Big Calculator: How Texas Instruments Monopolized Math Class
The $100 calculators have been required in classrooms for more than twenty years, as students and teachers still struggle to afford them.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Prepping for Parole
A group of volunteers is helping incarcerated people negotiate a system that is all but broken.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Quotes, Story
Thumbing a Ride: What I Learned from Siskel and Ebert
Dipti S. Barot pays homage to the two irreplaceable voices who informed her love of good movies.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Is America Ready for the SoulCycle of Sex?
New York’s private, sex-positive and cannabis club, NSFW, would like to see similar clubs open in other cities. “We are not people for whom sex and cannabis is an afterthought,” says communications director Melissa Vitale.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
How Jazz Pianist Erroll Garner Fought for His Rights
When Columbia Records breached one of their big star’s contracts back in the 1950s, he sued and won.
Posted inEditor's Pick
The True Story of Erroll Garner, the First Artist to Sue a Major Label and Win
The Pittsburgh pianist was one of jazz’s most popular and original musicians, able to remain both creative and commercial. When Columbia Records broke his contract in the 1950s, he made history with more than his music.