The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from Steve Kolowich; Stephanie Clifford and Jessica Silver-Greenberg; Taffy Brodesser-Akner; Carolyn Murnick; and Jamie Lauren Keiles.
‘I’m trying to tell white people: They’re coming for you, too, bro’ By Danielle Tcholakian Highlight Louis Trumanti’s wife called 911, thinking he was having a heart attack. Responding cops broke his back.
Yearning for My Emo Days in Nostalgia-Inducing Asbury Park By mabel Feature Mabel Rosenheck looks back at a group of friends, and a music festival on the Jersey Shore, that came along when she needed them most.
I’ve Found Her By Longreads Feature Photos of an elderly French stranger has one Canadian writer examining the threads that connect people across continents and generations.
To Be an Instagram-Ready Restaurant, Don’t Forget Your Selfie-Optimized Lamps By Ben Huberman Highlight Sleek-kitschy idiosyncrasy is all the rage.
How Patagonia Continues to Operate As a Model of Responsible Capitalism By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight With America’s public lands and the world’s climate under attack, the outdoor industry needs leaders more than ever and Patagonia is out in front.
Have Gin, Will Travel By Krista Stevens Highlight Alexander Chee got sick the first time he drank gin. We’re glad he persevered.
Remembering When Puff Daddy Ruled the Summer By Matt Giles Commentary Puff Daddy didn’t just have the song of the summer in 1997, he owned the year.
‘Oakland Used to Be More Funky’: Where Have All the Artists Gone? By Cheri Lucas Rowlands Highlight The staff at Laney Tower take a close look at the past, present, and future of Oakland’s artistic community.
Processing Clues About a Friend’s True Identity to Make Sense of Her Murder By Sari Botton Highlight In an excerpt from her memoir, Carolyn Murnick tries to piece together the stabbing murder of her childhood friend.
Helping My Son Choose Between the Cub Scouts and His Beliefs about God By Kate Abbott Feature Kate Abbott thought the Cub Scouts would be a great place for her son to make friends. Then they came across the ‘Duty to God’ requirements.
Seeing and Being Seen in Shakespeare By Catherine Cusick Highlight Nicole Chung takes her daughter to see The Winter’s Tale brought to life by Asian American artists, with characters who look just like her.
Twelve Truths About My Life With Bell’s Palsy By Pam Moore Feature After giving birth to her second child, half of Pam Moore’s face became paralyzed.
‘Trump Wouldn’t Be President Without the Neoliberalization of New York City’ By Sari Botton Feature A conversation about hyper-gentrification with Vanishing New York author Jeremiah Moss.
Mourning the Low-Rent, Weirdo-Filled East Village of Old By Jeremiah Moss Feature An excerpt of Vanishing New York: How a Great City Lost its Soul, by Jeremiah Moss.
Meet ‘The Mooch,’ Your New White House Communications Director By Mark Armstrong Highlight The money manager who once trashed Trump now has a job in the White House.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from Abrahm Lustgarten, Lois Beckett, Julia O’Malley, Alice Driver, and Sarah Jeong.
Scarred by a Rubber Doll By Pam Mandel Highlight “I’ll never go back to dating a real woman again — no matter what happens.”
Flying Solo By Jen Doll Feature Jen Doll tries to make sense of a breakup that happened the day before a romantic vacation — and blindsided her in the same ways the presidential election did.
Alice Driver on the Passion to Create and the Fear of Failure By Krista Stevens Highlight It took Alice Driver’s dad 2 1/2 years and 4,000 bricks to build his fourth wood-fired kiln. But would it fire properly?
Open Burning: A Banned Practice That’s Poisoning America By Krista Stevens Highlight Millions of pounds of toxic chemicals are poisoning people and the environment today in practice called “open burning” which was banned over 30 years ago.
A Son’s Ambitious Plans to Give His Father Everlasting, Artificial Life By Mike Dang Highlight James Vlahos gave his father eternal life using a little bit of programming.
An Expat by Any Other Name (Is Sometimes a Digital Nomad) By Ben Huberman Highlight When your Ubud neighborhood becomes a luxury tech bubble.
Poems: Protection From Isolation and Solitary Confinement By Krista Stevens Highlight What we all need now? Poetry, sweet poetry.
How to Get Away with Spying for the Enemy By Longreads Feature How does someone get away with helping a foreign adversary? Writer Sarah Laskow digs into the gonzo story of an American acquitted of spying for the Soviets—even after he confessed to it.
Women of Color Are Blazing New Paths on Old Trails By Sari Botton Highlight Amanda Machado adds her voice to the growing chorus of women of color claiming their place in the rugged outdoors.
Architecture and Religious Bias: A California Case Study By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight When a group of Sufis wanted to build a large sanctuary in the California hills, locals pushed back and the town grew divided.
A Whale Hunt on Facebook By Pam Mandel Highlight Anti-whaling activists target an Arctic subsistence hunter after a whale hunt gets media coverage.
The Lonely Life of a Pro Basketball Player By Matt Giles Highlight While playing basketball for eight years in six countries, Jackson Vroman was outgoing and personable, which is why his death in 2015 is even harder to comprehend.
Girl Wonder By Meaghan O'Connell Feature When Meaghan O’Connell finished reading a celebrated young author’s debut novel, she felt a mix of admiration, jealousy, and recognition of the powerlessness that comes with young adulthood.
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