Our Childhood Heroes: A Reading List
Stories about Bill Watterson, Kerri Strug, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Mr. Rogers, Wayne Gretzky, and more.
Orange is the New Black is Back: A Reading List on the Representation of Prison
Now that we’ve all had a chance to finish watching Orange is the New Black (who am I kidding — we all binge watched it in a day or two, right?), I thought I’d share four pieces that clarify and critique the way prison is represented on the show.
From Snow White to Snowman: A Disney Reading List
Here’s a collection exploring Disney’s more than 80-year grip on popular culture—the animation, the music, the princesses, and the parents killed off in the First Act.
The House of Mondavi: How an American Wine Empire Was Born
For our latest Longreads Member Pick, we’re excited to feature an excerpt from The House of Mondavi, Julia Flynn Siler’s book about a family that turned a Napa Valley winery into a billion-dollar fortune. Thanks to Siler and Gotham Books for sharing it with the Longreads community.
Making the Magazine: A Reading List
Magazine nerds, here we go: A starter collection of 27 behind-the-scenes stories from some of your most beloved magazines, including The New Yorker, Time, Entertainment Weekly, Cosmopolitan, Vanity Fair and the New York Review of Books, plus now-defunct publications like Might, George, Sassy and Wigwag.
The Culture of Video Games: A Reading List
This week’s picks from Emily includes stories from The Guardian, Kotaku, Leigh Alexander, Polygon, and Kill Screen.
The Last Night in the Shelter – Our College Pick
“Reporting out stories that go nowhere is a frustrating, tedious business – unless, of course, they turn into something good.”
The Magical Stranger: A Son’s Journey Into His Father’s Life
The first chapter from The Magical Stranger, Stephen Rodrick’s memoir about his father, squadron commander and Navy pilot Peter Rodrick. Our thanks to Rodrick for sharing it with the Longreads community.
Food For Thought: A Reading List
This week’s picks from Emily includes stories from Lucky Peach, Modern Farmer, Ars Technica, The Billfold, and The Walrus.
A Reading List for People Who Never Want to Drive Again
Let’s be honest: Humans never should have been allowed behind the wheel in the first place.