What Slime Knows
“There is no hierarchy in the web of life.”
First Passage
“A journey toward motherhood in the age of glacial loss.”
Hand in Glove
“And, formed as they are from durable polymers and loaded with toxic plasticizers and other chemicals, plastic gloves can last for hundreds, even thousands, of years. Yet in discarding them (or any plastic object, come to that), we act as if none of this touches us.”
Higher Ground
“Large-scale resettlement due to rising sea levels is no longer a thought experiment, some hypothetical slow-motion calamity in the hazy future engulfing remote coastal villages. This is Mumbai and Shanghai. This is Piazza San Marco in Venice. This is Manhattan and Miami.” Zachary Slobig visits Gardi Sugdub, a community in the Guna Yala archipelago of Panama looking to relocate to the mainland.
Whale Watch
On the trail of an elusive marine mammal.
Defending Darwin
What it’s like to teach evolution at the University of Kentucky.
Getting Connected
How small communities like Red Hook in Brooklyn and Kansas City are addressing its lack of affordable broadband access.
The Art of Arrival: Rebecca Solnit on Travel and Friendship
A new Longreads Exclusive from Solnit and Orion magazine.
‘Mango, Mango!’ A Family, a Fruit Stand, and Survival on $4.50 a Day
Inside the “informal economy”: A new Longreads Exclusive from Douglas Haynes and Orion magazine.
Appetite of Abundance: On the Benefits of Being Eaten
This week’s Longreads Member Pick comes from Orion magazine and J.B. MacKinnon, author of The Once and Future World.
Thanks to Orion and MacKinnon for sharing it with the Longreads community. They’re also offering a free trial subscription here.
