Resolving to Read, Write, and Travel More in 2016
The things Emily is reading to help her with her 2016 resolutions for reading, writing, and traveling.
10 Outstanding Short Stories to Read in 2016
A guest post from Mumbai-based writer-filmmaker—and longtime #longreads contributor—Pravesh Bhardwaj (@AuteurPravesh).
The Big Cigar
Bearman’s extremely cinematic account of how a Hollywood movie producer smuggled Black Panther leader Huey Newton into Cuba, with the help of a few other celebrity radicals.
Trivers’ Pursuit
A lively profile of Robert Trivers, a renegade scientist lauded as one of our greatest thinkers—despite a career peppered with mental breakdowns, public feuds, and near-death experiences.
Kidnapping a Nazi General: Patrick Leigh Fermor’s Perfect Heist
Travel writer Patrick Leigh Fermor recalls his most dangerous journey.
Shadow Boxer
Boxer Alex Ramos’ toughest fight was with the serial rapist who stole his identity.
To Catch a Rapist
Behind-the-scenes at a special-victims unit in New Haven, Connecticut, where a small crew of detectives face countless obstacles while trying to close sexual-assault and child-abuse cases.
Can Hobby Lobby Buy the Bible?
In a few short years the evangelical owners of Hobby Lobby have amassed one of the world’s largest private collections of biblical antiquities. Their pace of acquisition has raised questions in the antiquities field, especially as they get ready to open their massive Museum of the Bible in the nation’s capitol.
The League of Extraordinary Assholes
A philosophical meditation on the nature of jerks.
Playing for Time
As his son battles terminal cancer, a father channels his grief into the creation of a video game unlike any other.
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