Feeling Unsafe at Every Size

Our new president’s predatory attitudes towards women transport Eva Tenuto straight back to a high school teacher’s abuse of power and the relentless criticism of her junior high peers that made her an ideal target.

Author: Eva Tenuto
Source: Longreads
Published: Jan 31, 2017
Length: 21 minutes (5,426 words)

The Mary Tyler Moore Show’s Feminist Struggle

Her iconic main character inspired millions, but some argued the show needed to go even farther.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jan 27, 2017
Length: 7 minutes (1,800 words)

Drinking Chai to Savannah: Reflections on Identity, Inclusion and Power in the South

On a girls’ road trip to Savannah with six of her immigrant friends, Anjali Enjeti recalls a traumatic racist incident she experienced as a teen—an interaction that framed her understanding of her otherness, in Georgia, and America.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jan 24, 2017
Length: 9 minutes (2,425 words)

What We Get Wrong About Hannah Arendt

The lessons we are drawing from her work may not be the one we most need to learn.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jan 17, 2017
Length: 6 minutes (1,500 words)

Michael Joyce’s Second Act

In 1996, David Foster Wallace profiled tennis player Michael Joyce in one of the most celebrated pieces of sports writing ever published. Who has he become since?

Author: Sam Riches
Source: Longreads
Published: Jan 17, 2017
Length: 19 minutes (4,882 words)

What Lies Beyond: A Reading List About Life and Death

The stories I’ve included this week are about eternal life and the fear we feel while contemplating the lack thereof.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jan 15, 2017

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

Our top stories of the week, as chosen by the editors at Longreads.

Author: Editors
Source: Longreads
Published: Jan 13, 2017

Against Confession: On Intersectional Feminism, Radical Catholicism, and Redefining Remorse

Laura Goode investigates her Catholic identity—the radical, feminist, social-justice-oriented version she discovered upon encountering the mysteries of marriage and motherhood—years after her departure from the guilt-stricken, conservative Catholicism of her upbringing.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jan 10, 2017
Length: 23 minutes (5,818 words)

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

Our top stories of the week, as chosen by the editors at Longreads.

Author: Editors
Source: Longreads
Published: Jan 6, 2017

‘See What Y’All Can Work Out’: The State of Empathy in Charleston

Charleston’s—and our nation’s—systemic racism, through the lens of the Dylann Roof trial.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jan 3, 2017
Length: 31 minutes (7,836 words)