Before the Law
A story about a crippled legal system: Sixteen-year-old Kalief Browder spent three years imprisoned on Rikers Island on robbery charges with shaky evidence. His case never went to trial.
Always Leave Them Laughing
Sam Simon, a co-creator of The Simpsons and a writer and a producer for Taxi and Cheers, was diagnosed with terminal cancer two years ago. He’s been dealing with it by working on philanthropic causes and spending time with close friends and loved ones.
The Honey Hunters
Our latest Longreads Exclusive comes from Michael Snyder and Lucky Peach—a trip into the Sundarbans, where groups of honey hunters risk their lives in the forests to follow the ancient practice of collecting honey.
Cultural Changes: A Reading List
Six stories about changes happening in television, fashion, religion and more.
The Body Electric
Life after being struck by lightning.
The Unrepentant Bootlegger
The story of NinjaVideo and our file-sharing predicament.
Digging Through the World’s Oldest Graveyard
Following the fossil hunters in Ethiopia who are searching for the origins of humanity.
Interview: Caitlin Moran on the Working Class, Masturbation, and Writing a Novel
An interview with journalist, critic, and essayist Caitlin Moran, who just published her debut novel, How to Build a Girl.
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Baltimore
The author’s five years in Charm City were more cursed than charmed—but he loved Baltimore anyway, and the city gave the peripatetic Fitzgerald family something they’d never really had before: a home.
Who Is Su
When she was 22, Su Meck got into an accident and lost all her memories. At 49, she still learning about the man she married, the family she raised, and who she really is.
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