There are few places I can think of more melancholy than the streets of my hometown late at night.
Longreads
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Friction, Travel Writing, and Our Top 5
A reading list on friction, an interview about travel writing, and the week’s Top 5.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Showcasing stories from Sloane Crosley; Zadie Smith; Mark Johnson and Saumya Khandelwal; Todd Kliman; and Sheila Liming.
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What to Know Before You Go
A conversation with Lavinia Spalding, editor of The Best Women’s Travel Writing, and our recent picks.
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Down With Efficiency
On why we might want to embrace friction and our recent editor’s picks.
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Sandlot Baseball as Social Glue (and More Top 5 Reads)
Finding community in sandlot ball (and our Top 5).
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Recommending notable stories by Wyatt Williams, John Leland, Jonathan Weiner, Suzy Hansen, and Max Ufberg.
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A Family of Fugitives
A stranger-than-fiction true crime story, and our latest recommended reads.
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The Fugitive Childhood of a Cocaine Smuggler’s Daughters
When their parents ripped two young sisters from their privileged lives, gave them fake names, and took them on the lam, they thought it was because their father was in trouble with the IRS. It would be years before they learned the truth about his life of crime.
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Seeing with Soft Eyes
Jenny Odell on seeing, deep listening, and other ways to strengthen how we observe the life around us.