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.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jan 10, 2016

10 Outstanding Short Stories to Read in 2016

A guest post from Mumbai-based writer-filmmaker—and longtime #longreads contributor—Pravesh Bhardwaj (@AuteurPravesh).

Source: Longreads
Published: Jan 9, 2016

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.

Source: Playboy
Published: Dec 19, 2012
Length: 17 minutes (4,439 words)

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.

Published: Jan 6, 2016
Length: 17 minutes (4,344 words)

Kidnapping a Nazi General: Patrick Leigh Fermor’s Perfect Heist

Travel writer Patrick Leigh Fermor recalls his most dangerous journey.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jan 7, 2016
Length: 33 minutes (8,432 words)

Shadow Boxer

Boxer Alex Ramos’ toughest fight was with the serial rapist who stole his identity.

Source: SB Nation
Published: Jan 6, 2016
Length: 22 minutes (5,570 words)

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.

Published: Jan 5, 2016
Length: 34 minutes (8,593 words)

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.

Source: The Atlantic
Published: Dec 16, 2016
Length: 18 minutes (4,660 words)

The League of Extraordinary Assholes

A philosophical meditation on the nature of jerks.

Source: Walrus Magazine
Published: Jan 1, 2016
Length: 9 minutes (2,297 words)

Playing for Time

As his son battles terminal cancer, a father channels his grief into the creation of a video game unlike any other.

Author: Jason Tanz
Source: Wired
Published: Jan 5, 2016
Length: 26 minutes (6,688 words)