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Editors’ Picks

Ingenious Librarians

Monica Westin | Aeon | June 5, 2023 | 2,695 words

“A group of 1970s campus librarians foresaw our world of distributed knowledge and research, and designed search tools for it.”

‘The Simpsons’ Is Good Again

Jesse David Fox | Vulture | June 5, 2023 | 2,149 Words

“After 34 seasons, 750 episodes, and a decades-long funk, the show innovated its way back to popularity and relevance.”

Have Assisted Dying Laws Gone Too Far?

Meagan Gillmore | The Walrus | May 30, 2023 | 5,422 words

“Carlson doesn’t think she’ll be able to understand how to navigate social assistance programs without her husband to explain them to her. But if she dies first, she reckons, she…

How to Hire a Pop Star for Your Private Party

Evan Osnos | The New Yorker | May 29, 2023 | 7,880 words

“For the very rich, even the world’s biggest performers—Beyoncé, Drake, Jennifer Lopez, Andrea Bocelli—are available, at a price.”

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Our year-end collection

All the top #longreads of 2022, selected by our editors, featured authors, and readers.