“A brutal bear attack in rural Virginia raises a difficult question: what does it mean to welcome wildness back?”
Krista Stevens
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A Circling Story
“How can noticing seasonal changes be a radical act in a culture fixated with endless growth?”
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Here’s to What’s Real and True: Support Writing that Matters
“It’s becoming rarer to get to work on writing that’s real and true, a story idea conceived by a human brain and reported by a human heart, a piece of writing that helps us understand others, and ourselves, a little better.” While I’ve followed Longreads since it started as a hashtag in 2009, I’m proud […]
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Why AI Breaks Bad
“Once in a while, LLMs turn evil—and no one quite knows why.”
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The Kid Is All Right: In Defense of Picky Eating
“On learning to accept your child’s discriminating tastes, even when it hurts.”
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One Step Removed from Ash
“I am still afraid of forgetting. There is much I have already forgotten.”
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Arroz Imperial and the Taste Of Regret
“Miami’s famous casserole is a dish meant to be shared. (That’s where I went wrong.)”
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Don’t Touch That Dial!
“As automakers lobby to yank AM radio from new models, broadcasters argue that the trusty 105-year-old medium is an irreplaceable lifeline for millions of Americans. But is anybody listening?”
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Editing Nature To Fix Our Failures
“Gene editing may enable us to prevent a species from ever becoming extinct in the first place. But should we?”
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This Amarillo Woman Devoted Years to Maintaining America’s Nuclear Arsenal. She’s Paid a Hefty Price.
“Sarah Ray has spent two decades helping others seek compensation for cancer and other illnesses likely contracted at the Pantex plant.”