Our Childhood Heroes: A Reading List

Stories about Bill Watterson, Kerri Strug, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Mr. Rogers, Wayne Gretzky, and more.

Author: Mike Dang
Source: Longreads
Published: Jun 25, 2014

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.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jun 22, 2014

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.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jun 19, 2014

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.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jun 17, 2014
Length: 13 minutes (3,328 words)

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.

Author: Editors
Source: Longreads
Published: Jun 16, 2014

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.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jun 15, 2014

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.”

Source: Longreads
Published: Jun 11, 2014

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.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jun 10, 2014
Length: 11 minutes (2,779 words)

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.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jun 8, 2014

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.

Source: Longreads
Published: Jun 2, 2014