Observe the Bumbler’s One Weakness By Michelle Weber Highlight Bumbles sink. (Hopefully.) On men, sexual violence, and feigned ignorance.
I Think, Therefore I Am Getting the Goddamned Epidural By Rebecca Schuman Feature On midwives, metaphysics, and intensely natural births.
Harshing the Internet Poet’s Mellow By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Instagram poet Collin Andrew Yost got trounced online, but his experience offers a lesson in how to cultivate empathy.
The Third Life of Richard Miles By Longreads Feature Richard Miles spent 15 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. The state of Texas compensated Miles for his wrongful conviction, but life after vindication has come with its own set of challenges.
How to Say You Maybe Don’t Want to Be Married Anymore By Sarah Bregel Feature Sarah Bregel takes a close look at her marriage after two kids, and wonders, how hard is too hard?
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from C.J. Chivers, Sheelah Kolhatkar, Libby Copeland, Amanda Petrusich, and Bryan Menegus.
Parenting Class Dropout By Paulette Kamenecka Feature During her high-risk pregnancy, driven by a longing for normalcy, Paulette Kamenecka tried out a class for parents-to-be.
Unreal Estate: A Reading List About Our Shifting Vision of Home By Ben Huberman Reading List In an age of economic and political instability, what do the spaces we dwell in say about us?
The Lost Genocide By Longreads Feature Why the United Nations may never be able to prosecute the Rohingya genocide.
The Memoirist’s Dilemma By Sari Botton Highlight Fourteen years after her memoir about about her father’s death was released, novelist Aminatta Forna still deals with after-effects, both good and bad.
Albania’s Blood Feuds By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight In northern Albania, vengeance is justice, but does it get people something besides more pain?
In Service of the Slender Man: When Teen Girls Become Murderous By Krista Stevens Highlight Alex Mar on how and why teen-girl duos become murderous.
Your Own Personal Jesus-Lite By Michelle Weber Highlight Elizabeth Harper traveled to Bonito, Italy to visit Zio Vincenzo. Long-lost relative? No, miracle-working mummified corpse of a nameless Neapolitan.
Finally Seeing the Forest for the Trees By Maura Kelly Feature After a spate of trauma and loss, Maura Kelly retreats to the Hudson Valley where she is converted into a ‘nature person.’
The Planet Is Pissed and Wants You Outta Here By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Massive volcanic events are the cause of most global mass extinctions. When will the next one destroy life on earth?
The True Story of Refugees in an American High School By Longreads Feature The politics of immigration ignores the reality: a classroom of young people adjusting to life in the United States, and a teacher driven to help.
Money For Nothing: It Might Set Your Kids Free By Krista Stevens Highlight A new study reveals a basic income keeps kids in school longer and reduces their participation in crime.
Bootlegging Jane’s Addiction By Aaron Gilbreath Feature Aaron Gilbreath considers the impact a live Jane’s Addiction recording has had on him, and the effect heroin had on the band’s — and his own — creativity.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from Ronan Farrow, Diana Nyad, Rachel Monroe, Ross Andersen, and Teresa Mathew.
Misogyny, Translated By Ben Huberman Highlight The first woman translator of Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ subtly unpacks the politics of the poem — and of the male translators that preceded her.
Living in the Aftershock of Someone Else’s Earthquake By Ashley Abramson Feature A decade after her mother’s death, Ashley Abramson reflects on being raised by a parent addicted to opioids.
The Town Where Trump Can Do No Wrong By Mike Dang Highlight He hasn’t built a wall or repealed Obamacare, but these Trump supporters say they will support him no matter what.
The Dead Man Fund By Longreads Feature How the world’s worst investor fleeced clients who couldn’t complain.
The Big Black Market for Spare Human Body Parts By Krista Stevens Highlight Beware, should you donate your body to science in the US. Lightly regulated, the industry is ripe for fraudsters trying to make a buck on your personage.
Feeling the Wind in Their Beards By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight For the Sikh Motorcycle Club Of The Northeast, riding is centering, creates brotherhood and reaffirms their commitment to Sikh values.
Parsing Her Identity With A Long-Lost Folder, Plus the Internet By Sari Botton Highlight A.M. Homes wrestles with her ambivalence toward learning more about her birth parents and the circumstances of her adoption.
The Business of Building a Country’s Brand By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight A whole sector of the marketing industry shapes stories about nations and cities to shape our opinions about place.
Harvey Weinstein’s Failed Attempt to Hire Private Eyes to Silence His Accusers By Mike Dang Highlight Weinstein hired private investigators who used fake names to dig up dirt on his accusers.
An Urban Planner Against the Developer Presidency By Longreads Feature An urban planner examines the worldview of high-stakes commercial real estate developers, with a special focus on our new developer-in-chief.
When Life Imitates Country Music By Michelle Weber Highlight “The trills in his notes sputter and lift. He sounds like an animal in trouble. Like a lounge singer who’s lost his mind.”
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