Honoring Your Forebears: Our College Pick
R.J. Vogt’s profile of an aging Medal of Honor winner draws the best of Esquire‘s voice, ruminating on age and death and masculinity and heroism.
Escape from Jonestown
15-year-old Tommy Bogue was sent to a promising new church settlement in Guyana—run by a charismatic leader named Jim Jones.
The Walls of Berlin: A Reading List
Four stories about the Berlin Wall, from its creation to the memories it has helped shape, to mark the 25th anniversary of its fall.
Three Tragic True Crime Stories
Here are three riveting, tragic stories of true crime.
Interview: ‘Poor Teeth’ Writer Sarah Smarsh on Class and Journalism
“Poverty isn’t a beat. Money is foundational to just about every human experience in our lopsided global economy. If you don’t realize that, you’ve probably never gone without it.”
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.
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.’”
Reading List: The Witching Hour
Four pieces about witchcraft in the United States and abroad.