Smell, Memory By Longreads Feature Perfumers evoke the elegance of an imagined tennis game, not the stench of a real one.
Dance Me to the End of Love By Abigail Rasminsky Feature Abigail Rasminsky dreamed of becoming a professional dancer. Then she got hurt.
Me Too, Except I Didn’t Stay Silent By Longreads Feature In the places I’ve worked, sexual harassment was identified as something that could destroy an organization. It was a story with consequences.
What to Do With a Man Who Has a Story, and a Gun By Lisa Romeo Feature Lisa Romeo recalls her first college romance, when she was willing to overlook a lot — until she wasn’t.
My Daughter Died, But I’m Still Mothering Her By Jacqueline Dooley Feature Jacqueline Dooley recalls her difficult transition from being a mother with earthly duties, to becoming one with more spiritual concerns for a teenage daughter with terminal cancer.
The Other People in Springfield By Imran Siddiquee Feature Imran Siddiquee considers the ways in which his identities — as a Bangladeshi-American and as a man — were shaped by growing up in the shadow of The Simpsons.
This is How You Say Goodbye By Lillian Ann Slugocki Feature After a series of losses, Lillian Slugocki tries to make sense of death — and life in the wake of others’ passing.
A Muslim, a Christian, and a Baby Named “God” By Rachel Pieh Jones Feature Rachel Pieh Jones, a Christian American living in Djibouti, reflects on her friendship with a Muslim woman there, and the more universal aspects of faith.
Watching a Fall By Aaron Gilbreath Feature The allure and shame of watching America’s last public hanging.
No Más Fantasía By Chris Outcalt Feature What happens when you’re sentenced to life in prison as a teenager, then released 19 years later and sent to a place that’s supposed to feel like home?
In Praise of Cowardice By Emily Meg Weinstein Feature Emily Meg Weinstein considers the ways in which her grandfather’s less than heroic choices in love and war led to her existence.
This Is How a Woman Is Erased From Her Job By A. N. Devers Feature After taking over from George Plimpton, Brigid Hughes was pushed out as the editor of The Paris Review and omitted from the magazine’s history.
Living Differently: How the Feminist Utopia Is Something You Have to Be Doing Now By Longreads Feature Lynne Segal points out that if the dystopia is already here, then the utopia must be here too.
The Human Cost of the Ghost Economy By Melissa Chadburn Feature Melissa Chadburn goes undercover as a temp worker.
Finding My Identity By the Light of My Mother’s Menorah By Santi Elijah Holley Feature The African American son of a white mother, Santi Elijah Holley revisits Hannukahs past with his Jewish forebears.
My Secondhand Lonely By Aaron Gilbreath Feature Raised by a single, independent mother, one young woman struggles with her familial inheritance and the relationship between self-sufficiency and social isolation.
How We Got There from Here By Anna Armstrong Feature Anna Armstrong recalls a road trip to escape her grief-stricken home — dragging her 13-year-old brother to see R.E.M.
Derivative Sport: The Journalistic Legacy of David Foster Wallace By Josh Roiland Feature Editors and writers discuss the ways David Foster Wallace’s work influenced them and what it was like to work with him.
The Consent of the (Un)governed By Laurie Penny Feature “Freedom” is just another word for being under the thumb of a powerful white man — for now.
The Joys and Sorrows of Watching My Own Birth By Shelby Vittek Feature Shelby Vittek reflects on the bittersweet experience of watching herself be born — and her now-divorced mom and dad become parents — again and again.
Assertiveness Training By Susan Sheu Feature Susan Sheu considers her estrangement from her conservative mom, who tried to teach her to stand up and be heard in a male-dominated world — but not to be too unladylike about it.
The Red Zone: A Love Story By Chloe Caldwell Feature A severe form of PMS puts Chloe Caldwell’s new relationship to the test.
Ushering My Father to a (Mostly) Good Death By Karen Brown Feature Karen Brown recalls conspiring with her father in his final weeks to find some humor in the pain.
The Real Refugees of Casablanca By Longreads Feature When it came to gathering refugees, the waiting room of the U.S. consulate was probably the closest thing to Rick’s Café Américain.
Lost in Backcountry Corsica By Longreads Feature When two Irish travelers take hiking advice from a supposed guide, they soon find themselves relying on their wits in the dark.
I Think, Therefore I Am Getting the Goddamned Epidural By Rebecca Schuman Feature On midwives, metaphysics, and intensely natural births.
An Interview with ‘Call Me By Your Name’ Author André Aciman By Jessica Gross Feature The author on his writing process and what it was like to watch a film based on one of his books.
The Third Life of Richard Miles By Longreads Feature Richard Miles spent 15 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. The state of Texas compensated Miles for his wrongful conviction, but life after vindication has come with its own set of challenges.
How to Say You Maybe Don’t Want to Be Married Anymore By Sarah Bregel Feature Sarah Bregel takes a close look at her marriage after two kids, and wonders, how hard is too hard?