How a Medical Catastrophe Can Bankrupt a Life By Matt Giles A bout with food poisoning, the birth of my first child, and the terrifying discovery that I couldn’t walk.
Does A.G. Sulzberger Even Understand What a Public Editor Is? By Danielle Tcholakian In a softball interview, the new publisher of the NYT downplays the rigors of the role.
Is 2018 the Year We Step Away From Social Media? By Nicole Dieker Spending long periods of time reading people argue with one another on the internet can be wearying. So why do we do it?
Fast or Slow: What’s the Best Way to Die? By Sari Botton Sometimes death takes a torturously slow, scenic route.
Me Too, Except I Didn’t Stay Silent By Longreads In the places I’ve worked, sexual harassment was identified as something that could destroy an organization. It was a story with consequences.
Hollywood and ‘Disaster Feminism’ By Danielle Tcholakian The women of Hollywood are seizing this moment.
‘The Paper’ is the Most Essential and Overlooked Film About Journalism By Matt Giles No other film conveys the madness or the fun of deadline journalism.
‘The Force Awakens’ Brought ‘Star Wars’ Fans Back Together. ‘The Last Jedi’ Tore Us Apart By Nicole Dieker In a divisive year, we hoped a new ‘Star Wars’ film would bring us together. It didn’t.
An Elegy for Bette Howland, a Writer Who Was Nearly Forgotten By A. N. Devers On the passing of a MacArthur Genius forgotten for decades, re-discovered by ‘A Public Space’ editor Brigid Hughes.
Longreads Best of 2017: Investigative Reporting on Sexual Misconduct By Mike Dang Investigations into sexual misconduct perpetrated by powerful men across several industries had the biggest impact in 2017.
The Golden Globes’ Untimely Snubs By Danielle Tcholakian From Patty Jenkins to Jordan Peele, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s omissions are telling.
Longreads Best of 2017: 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.
Women in the Workplace Are Not Out To Get You By Danielle Tcholakian What do you need to do to have a consensual, romantic work relationship? The same things that make any workplace respectful and considerate.
When to (Not) Have Kids By Sari Botton At a bleak moment in human history, these essays explore the case for not reproducing.
Gossip and News, Strange Bedfellows By Danielle Tcholakian Recent stories exposing powerful, abusive men suggest there’s value in taking rumors seriously.
Radhika Jones, Meet Condescending and Nasty By Danielle Tcholakian I mean, Condé Nast. Meet Condé Nast.
An Elegy for DNAinfo, Local Media’s First Responders By Danielle Tcholakian We were the watchdogs, showing up when no one else did.
An Unapologetic Plea for Your Help Funding More Personal Essays By Sari Botton Longreads’ Essays Editor on the importance of budgeting for personal narratives.
We’re Going Through Hell, and Men Need to Join Us There By Danielle Tcholakian The momentum is happening and it’s exhausting for women.
What Makes a Disability Undesirable? By Danielle Tcholakian Should we try to correct disabilities to help the disabled, or make their existence easier for the abled?
Fats Domino’s Secret to Writing Great Songs: ‘Bein’ Lucky’ By Danielle Tcholakian Fats Domino passed away on Oct. 25 at the age of 89.
Where Do We Go From Here? By Danielle Tcholakian We are finally taking sexual harassment and abuse seriously. Now what?
How the Brazen Are Falling By Danielle Tcholakian On Harvey Weinstein, a man whose grave I can’t wait to dance on.
Jemele Hill Was Doing Her Job By Danielle Tcholakian ESPN Sportscenter host Jemele Hill has been suspended for two weeks for simply doing what she was hired to do: provide commentary on the news.
When You’re Broken by Breaking News By Danielle Tcholakian If reporting becomes excessive, it can do more harm than good.
We Need to Talk About Madness: A Reading List By Danielle Tcholakian Talking about it is terrifying, but not talking about it is deadly.
The Genius of the Playboy Interview By Matt Giles Dedicated research and hours of interviews crafted the gold-standard of pre-access celebrity journalism.