New York Times writer Sam Roberts on the art of the obituary
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A Top 5 to Tune In To
Our Top 5 Longreads of the Week: War stories, new colors, and the joy in getting hands on in art and gardening.
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The Curious Path to Psychedelic Toads
Introducing an excerpt from “The Ego Trip.”
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What Makes Us Better?
We read to lose ourselves, and to understand the lives of others, but we also read in part because it makes us better thinkers.
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This Top 5 Is For the Birds
A tribute to our feathered friends and four more excellent, hand-picked reads.
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Aymann Ismail Speaks and an Atavist Excerpt
Aymann Ismail answers our questionnaire and an excerpt of The Atavist‘s latest story.
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Embracing Envinylmentalism
A look at the environmental cost of the booming vinyl record industry.
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The Uncanniest Valley (and the Rest of Our Top 5)
In this edition: Concrete memories, grief science, captive cats, relentless pain, and myth meets reality.
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In Praise of Blurred Edges
Essayist and poet Elisa Gabbert answers the Longreads Questionnaire.