Everything to Live For
Sean Bryant was a star student, charming, and fun to be around. Then one night he killed himself.
How to Spell the Rebel Yell: Tracing a Sound from Civil War History
Our latest Longreads Exclusive is a deep dive into the sounds of history, from Elena Passarello and The Normal School. The essay also is featured in Passarello’s book, Let Me Clear My Throat.
Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me A Spreadsheet
How Christian Rudder, the 39-year-old president and co-founder of the online dating site OKCupid, found himself at the intersection of dating and Big Data.
Crowdsourcing The Facts
There is a constant stream of data, images and videos coming in from conflict regions across the globe—in our ever-connected world anyone with an internet connection can be a war reporter. And there is power in numbers.
Hollywood’s Vaccine Wars
Vaccination rates have plummeted at Los Angeles’s most prestigious schools. The numbers are staggering—some schools’ immunization rates are on par with South Sudan—but what does this mean for public health in the city at large?
An Investigation Into the Reappearance of Walter Benjamin
The influential German literary critic, who died in 1940 at the age of 48, makes a reappearance in the form of a person who has replicated his identity.
Life Atop Ground Zero
“This is what it means to never forget.” #Sept11
Dancers and Diplomats
Rachel Marcy on the New York City Ballet’s trip to Moscow in October 1962.
Ending College Sexual Assault
College campuses are still having a difficult time addressing sexual assault allegations. Can a national movement of activists and a recent campaign by President Obama make things better?
The Afghan Girls Who Live as Boys
In Afghanistan, where sons are highly prized, some families dress their prepubescent daughters to look like boys. These children are colloquially known as “bacha posh.”
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