Piecing Together the Story of an Oregon Serial Killer By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Finally telling the story of the women who were raped and murdered along Oregon’s Highway 20.
Shelved: The Lady of Rage’s Eargasm By Tom Maxwell Feature Rapper Robin Allen’s hit song bypassed the hip-hop boys club that held her debut solo album back.
Longreads Best of 2018: Crime Reporting By Longreads Commentary We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in crime reporting.
Longreads Best of 2018: Essays By Longreads Reading List We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in essays.
Sea Lion Herschel: Steelhead Salmon Scapegoat By Krista Stevens Highlight They tried every deterrent, including forced relocation, but Herschel the sea lion and his posse returned year after year to enjoy the free steelhead salmon buffet in Puget Sound.
Queens of Infamy: Zenobia By Anne Thériault Feature In third-century Syria, a widowed monarch dared to be wildly ambitious — and almost brought the Roman Empire to its knees.
You Don’t Own Me By Joe Bonomo Feature Some fans prefer small club shows, others like arena rock shows, but do we care what the bands prefer?
Longreads Best of 2018: All of Our No. 1 Story Picks By Longreads Reading List Here’s every story that was chosen as No. 1 in our weekly Top 5 email.
Duet for a Small Porpoise’s Extinction By Kimi Eisele Feature Kimi Eisele contemplates coherence, the near extinction of the vaquita, and the expensive bycatch of being human.
Remembering Pete Shelley of the Buzzcocks By Tom Maxwell Feature The Buzzcocks’ enduring influence might have surprised punk frontman Pete Shelley, but not his fans.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from Lizzie Johnson, Erica L. Green and Katie Benner, Jamie Lauren Keiles, Laurie Penny, and Jen Doll.
For the Love of Phish: ‘The Art of Letting Go’ By Krista Stevens Highlight “This is the other thing about Phish: you can be just as earnest and dorky as you want to be.”
The Neanderthal By Jen Gilman Porat Feature Jen Gilman Porat seeks a genetic excuse for her husband’s barbaric table manners.
How One Alabama Sherriff Worked Openly to Oppress People of Color By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Here’s what voter suppression looked like in Alabama in the middle of the 20th century.
‘A Beautiful Contagion’: Anthony Bourdain By Krista Stevens Highlight “I just think it’s lonelier without him in the world.”
Selling Vintage Records in Tokyo By Aaron Gilbreath Feature Listening to music with a Tokyo record store owner forges a deeper bond than any shared language.
The Case for Letting Malibu Burn By Longreads Feature Many of California’s native ecosystems evolved to burn. Modern fire suppression creates fuels that lead to catastrophic fires. So why do people insist on rebuilding in the firebelt?
Building Parks on Antiquities Sites Is Not OK By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight How the Arizona State Parks and Trails Director got fired for violating the Arizona Antiquities Act.
Scholar of Mazes: Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse By Krista Stevens Highlight “I stepped forward into a darkness that I’m still trying to find my way out of more than 40 years later.”
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from Julie K. Brown, Joe Sexton, Zeke Faux and Zachary R. Mider, Bruce Grierson, and Michael Hainey.
Bruce Springsteen: Sadness, Love, Madness, and Soul By Krista Stevens Highlight “All you needed to do,” Springsteen says, “was to risk being your true self.” We ignore our demons at our peril.
Writing to Avoid Erasure By Aram Mrjoian Feature After finding a note left by his grandfather, Aram Mrjoian considers how writing about the Armenian diaspora could help prevent history from being forgotten.
Preserving Human Life Requires Preserving Insect Life By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight While science labors to comprehend the variety and volume of insects on earth, both are declining with disturbing speed, and the ecological consequences are troubling.
Home Field Disadvantage By Kelsey McKinney Feature What will it take to get women’s baseball the recognition it deserves?
Shelved: Jimmy Scott’s Falling In Love Is Wonderful By Tom Maxwell Feature Greed and contractual disputes kept one beloved jazz singer’s masterpiece off the shelf for 40 years, and sent him into retirement.
The Rising Tide of Wrongful Convictions By Longreads Feature Wrongful convictions are not isolated events. They happen in every state. They happen multiple times a week. Here’s a breakdown of how and why the innocent are locked up in America.
‘Emerging’ as a Writer — After 40 By Jenny Bhatt Feature Jenny Bhatt recalls the rites of passage that led to her shift in identity from corporate executive to woman writer of color.
The Organ Transplant Story You Don’t Hear By pipposts Feature Ten years ago, James “Bo” Calvert received a transplant to replace his only kidney. Now that kidney is failing.
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