Collapse: The Oso Mudslide and the Community That Survived It
The story of a community that formed a search and rescue crew after one of the deadliest landslides in U.S. history struck their town.
When Bushwick was Bonanno
Today Bushwick is synonymous with hipster cool but thirty-five years ago it was the epicenter of America’s mafia-fueled drug trade.
War of Words
“What if all the publishers pulled all their books from that fucking idiot device? Then what would you read on your silly Kindle?” Keith Gessen on book publishers’ complicated history with Amazon.
A Birth Story
Meaghan O’Connell had a perfect pregnancy and the perfect birth plan—and then she went into labor.
Tiny Houses, RVs, and Other Places We Call Home: A Reading List
Here are four pieces exploring different approaches to space and home—from living on wheels to escaping the grid.
Longreads’ Best of WordPress, Vol. 8
We’re back with a new collection of our favorite stories from across all of WordPress, featuring writers like Hannah Richell, Adrian Chen, Eli Saslow, Kate Pickert, and more.
Dunkin’ and the Doughnut King
Ted Ngoy overcame poverty, escaped genocide and made a fortune off of doughnuts. Examining the history of doughnut shops in California, most of which are owned by Cambodian Americans.
When Mitch McConnell Met Roger Ailes: An Early Lesson in Winning At All Costs
“‘Roger wanted to win as badly as Mitch did.’ As Ailes himself put it in his favorite office mantra: ‘Whatever it takes.’”
On Modesty
An essay about modesty that recalls the author’s girlhood in a conservative community and challenges the mixed messages of women as both ‘Eve’ and ‘Jezebel.’
Modern Farmer Plows Ahead
A profile of upstart magazine Modern Farmer, which its founder has described as “farming magazine for media professionals.”
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