Deconstructing Disney: The Princess Problem of ‘Frozen II’ By Jeanna Kadlec Audiences wanted Disney to give Elsa a girlfriend. But the Frozen franchise is at the center of the corporation’s latest princess project, whose nationalist concerns are decidedly here for the gay agenda.
Don’t Let Old Wounds Die Out By Longreads Our last editors’ roundtable of the season, with guest Nick Chrastil.
This Month In Books: What Did We Miss? By Dana Snitzky The end of the year is a time for regrets. What are the books we didn’t feature?
The Poetry We Need and the Chitchat We Don’t By Longreads What we all need to hear right now, with special guest Marisa Siegel, Editor in Chief of The Rumpus.
Telling About Auschwitz, Before It’s Too Late By Sari Botton His lover in Auschwitz helped him survive. Now he’s sharing his memories to help prevent the worst from happening again.
Longreads Best of 2019: Crime Reporting By Longreads We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year. Here is the best in crime reporting.
Longreads Best of 2019: All of Our No. 1 Story Picks By Longreads Here’s every story that was chosen as No. 1 in our weekly Top 5 email.
Reporting Crime or Turning to Crime By Longreads Diligent reporters revisit the histories of two conmen, and how their actions have risked others’ lives in the balance.
The Longreads 2019 Holiday Gift Book Guide By Dana Snitzky Let Longreads help you with your holiday shopping! We’ve made a catalog of books we featured in 2019 that we think would make great gifts for everyone on your list.
Obsession and Release: 10 Years to Write a Longread By Longreads A Longreads Podcast interview with journalists James K. Williamson and Tim Requarth on writing about family.
Open Secrets: Celebrity Sexuality and Athletic Abuse By Longreads Editors discuss the gender politics of music criticism, how young womxn drive conversations around cultural figures, institutionalized discrimination in sport, and more.
OK Listener, We’ll Talk About OK Boomer By Longreads Longreads editors chat with Internet culture reporter Taylor Lorenz about ok boomer, TikTok, patriotism, and more.
This Month In Books: The Book Is an Escape Tool By Dana Snitzky Sometimes telling a story is the only way to escape it.
The Podcast That Explains Why We’re All Wrong By Mark Armstrong How Sarah Marshall and Michael Hobbes debunk news scandals of the past.
Influence: Who Gains It and Who Wields It and Who Abuses It By Longreads On the fate of Deadspin, recent longreads on Airbnb and influencers, and the uncanny canon of Wakefield Press.
The Beauty of “Bl-Bl-Bl-Blue Moon” By Krista Stevens As a society, we need to challenge our assumption that stammering makes someone somehow deficient.
Less Work, More Friends, No Consequences By Longreads Workaholics burn the midnight oil, while the rich and powerful fail up.
This Month In Books: ‘One Degree Is About the Uncanny’ By Dana Snitzky This month’s books newsletter is suspended in a state of anticipation.
‘A World Where Mothers Are Seen’ By Vanessa Martir Vanessa Mártir introduces Writing the Mother Wound, a series of essays on mothering presented in collaboration with Writing our Lives and Longreads.
Editor’s Roundtable: Stories About Stories By Longreads Longreads editors discuss stories in ProPublica/The New Yorker, Wired, and Esquire.
Editor’s Roundtable: Climate of the Future, Music of the Past By Longreads Longreads editors discuss stories in Miami New Times, The New Yorker, 5280 Magazine, and The Believer.
Fire Sale: Finance and Fascism in the Amazon Rainforest By Will Meyer From global capital to YouTube, carbon credits to indigenous land defenders in their own words, Will Meyer has compiled a reading list on who lit the match and how the fire might be stopped.
Editor’s Roundtable: Democracy Needs Healing Crystals By Longreads Longreads editors discuss stories in The New Yorker, The Guardian, and Politico.
What Should Universal Basic Income Look Like? By Livia Gershon Andrew Yang made it news, but we need a better plan.
Editor’s Roundtable: Fans, ‘Grams and Installment Plans By Longreads Longreads editors discuss recent stories in Inc., The Cut, and The Baffler.
This Month in Books: ‘I Don’t Want To Become a Giant Insect!’ By Dana Snitzky This month’s books newsletter is a bodily affair.
Editor’s Roundtable: Better Than Working for a Symphony Orchestra (Podcast) By Longreads Longreads editors discuss stories in The Baffler, The New York Times Magazine, and the Kenyon Review.
Editor’s Roundtable: Time Well Spent (Podcast) By Eva Voinigescu Longreads editors discuss stories in Jezebel, Governing, and The New Yorker.
Editor’s Roundtable: Antidotes to Loneliness (Podcast) By Longreads Longreads editors discuss stories in The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, and a collaboration between Texas Monthly and The Texas Tribune.
Editor’s Roundtable: One of the Most Important Pieces of Our Time, Plus Rats and French Cooking (Podcast) By Longreads Longreads editors discuss stories in The New York Times Magazine, Eater, and Hakai Magazine.
