Tarell Alvin McCarney’s Broadway debbut,, “Choir Boy,” is a tender coming of age story about a queer Black boy at a prestigious boarding school.
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Longreads Best of 2018: Profiles
We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in profiles.
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The Resplendent Photography of Carrie Mae Weems
Carrie Mae Weems may be our best contemporary photographer.
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Jonathan Franzen’s “Readers”
Haters could write the book on hate reading Jonathan Franzen, but he wouldn’t read it and neither would they.
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The Couple Who Turned a California Desert Into a Multi-Billion Dollar Snack Empire
Taxpayers have helped Stewart and Lynda Resnick turn an irrigated desert into a dangerous and lucrative agricultural gamble.