The Doctor Will See You Now By Sarah Miller Feature Sarah Miller eulogizes a close (but not close) relative.
Mexico’s Manufacturing Sector Will Survive With or Without America By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Despite president Trump’s desire to build a wall and revise NAFTA, the godfather of Mexico’s manufacturing sector said they will survive.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from Jane Mayer, David Zax, Christopher Glazek, Farah Stockman, and Alex Mar.
Judging Books By Their Covers By Jason Diamond Feature Jason Diamond analyzes his obsession with Vintage Contemporaries paperbacks from the 80s.
On Identity, Miyazaki, and Japanese Bathhouses By Ben Huberman Highlight On belonging — and not belonging — in two worlds at once.
The Sacred Right of Universal Narcotic Entitlement By Michelle Weber Highlight Inventing maladies and marketing drugs to relieve them isn’t a new m.o. for pharmaceutical companies. OxyContin is its fullest and most terrible expression.
Scientific Conferences Are Filled with Spies By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight The world’s intelligence agencies send operatives to scientific conferences to collect information and protect themselves.
The Film Critic Turned Filmmaker By Sari Botton Highlight Alexander Chee profiles Korean auteur Park Chan-wook.
An Interview with MacArthur ‘Genius’ Jason De León By Matt Giles Feature The anthropologist studies the objects left behind by migrants as they cross the border.
My Date with Hollywood By Monica Drake Feature Monica Drake recalls a brush with fame, when a famous actress took an interest in making a movie from her novel.
The Prophet Will See You Now By Michelle Weber Highlight At the Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry, miracles (supposedly) happen every day.
Fear of a Pence Presidency By Mike Dang Highlight Would things be better if Mike Pence were President? What his past political missteps tell us.
TFW You’re Training the Worker That Will Take Your Job Away By Krista Stevens Highlight What do you do when you’ve only got a G.E.D and your high-paying union job goes to Mexico?
Another Year, Another Fraternity Hazing Death By Michelle Weber Highlight For 12 hours, Tim Piazza fought for his life as his frat brothers did nothing to help.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from Ronan Farrow, Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, Vivian Ho, Christopher Goffard, Kaitlyn Greenidge, and Alex Pappademas.
Uncovering Hidden History on the Road to Clanton By Lance Warren Feature Documentary filmmaker Lance Warren interrogates the silence around lynching in the American South.
Can Detroit’s Legendary Techno Scene Survive Gentrification? By Ben Huberman Highlight On the growing tension between techno’s gritty origins and its current velvet-rope tendencies.
The Nigerian, Feminist Designer who Flouts Convention By Danielle Jackson Highlight Building a fashion empire in a country that’s still conservative about sexuality and female agency.
The House Where Revolution Went to Die By Michelle Weber Highlight The House on the Embankment housed hundreds of Soviet leaders. Eventually, it was the former house of hundreds of purge victims.
Two Brothers, Two Earthquakes By Jesus Jimenez Feature On Sept. 19, 2017 a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Mexico, sending panicked residents fleeing into the streets. For two brothers the fear was familiar—they had experienced this exactly 32 years before.
Reflections of a Lifelong Metalhead By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight One aging Sabbath fan assesses the power and necessity of loud, dark music.
The Secret Women’s Organization Providing for Black Communities By Sari Botton Highlight Founded 150 years ago by two former slaves, the United Order of Tents has come through for black communities when white-run organizations have failed to.
Eight Calls to the Police Couldn’t Prevent Her Murder By Mike Dang Highlight An examination of a domestic violence case.
How Can You Fear an Invisible Enemy? By Michelle Weber Highlight Radiation’s threat to humanity is potentially absolute, yet worryingly abstract.
The Creator of Bitcoin Comes Clean, Only to Disappear Again By Longreads Feature The mysterious creator of bitcoin asks a journalist to help reveal his identity.
What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About By Michele Filgate Feature Michele Filgate reflects on her teen years with an abusive stepfather and a mother whose silence protected him.
When You’re Broken by Breaking News By Danielle Tcholakian Commentary If reporting becomes excessive, it can do more harm than good.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from David Dobbs, Rachel Aviv, Max Read, Holly George-Warren, and Bianca Bosker.
Elvis Has Left the Makeup Trailer By Michelle Weber Highlight What set Tom Petty on the path to music stardom? A childhood encounter with Elvis.
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