Betsy DeVos’s Cynical Defense of the Trump Education Budget Cuts By Mark Armstrong The Education Secretary makes the case before Congress that “less money” becomes “more latitude.”
Our Gardens, Growing: A Reading List By Em Perper Five stories about plants and gardens and the humans that tend them.
Into the Woods: Three Personal Essays on ‘Twin Peaks’ By Ben Huberman The cult show returned this week. Here, three writers reflect on David Lynch’s effect on their lives.
Sometimes a Tortoise Is More Than a Tortoise By Michelle Weber Meet Fred. He’s cold-blooded, beady-eyed, a picky eater, and likely to outlive us all.
My Electric Bike is Not ‘Cheating.’ And It Could Replace Cars for Millions of People By Pam Mandel My electric bike hasn’t replaced my road bike as much as it’s replaced my car.
Stories are Everything: A PJ Harvey-Inspired Reading List By Frank Matt Frank Matt, inspired by PJ Harvey’s 2011 album Let England Shake, shares an article that resonates for each song on the record.
Rich Teeth, Poor Teeth: Life Along the Dental Divide By Erin Blakemore Recent reporting on dental care in America shows that small problems can have enormous medical consequences.
A Reading List for Mother’s Day By Em Perper There is no grand unified theory of motherhood. Within every paradigm, mothering may vary a million times over.
In Your Dreams: A Reading List By Em Perper In dreams, everything looks familiar but wrong somehow. Here are six stories about what happens between sleep and wakefulness.
This Land Should Be Your Land: A National Parks Reading List By Erin Blakemore Underneath the beautiful surface of federal lands are stories of danger, harassment, and billionaire privilege.
An Ode to Black Families: A Reading List By Danielle Jackson This narrative of the black family in America always been inadequate. It has never told the full story of what I know about black love.
The Best Longreads From Trump’s First 100 Days By Michelle Legro After an exhausting first few weeks, the media dug in for the long fight ahead.
The 2017 James Beard Award Winners: A Reading List By Matt Giles Congrats to all the winners of the 2017 James Beard awards.
Rising Up Against Climate Change: A Reading List By Em Perper On Earth Day, thousands marched in support of science and the environment. But as these stories show, the fight has just begun.
Adventures in Solitude: A Reading List By Em Perper Being alone, free of distraction, can be both a writer’s dream and a nightmare.
The Masterful Storyteller: A David Grann Reading List By Matt Giles With ‘The Lost City of Z’ now in theaters, we revisit a few favorites from the ‘New Yorker’ writer’s tales of obsession.
Amazon’s New Stores Aren’t Happy to See You Either By Michelle Legro As the company begins its bookstore expansion, a joyless retail experience awaits.
The 2017 Pulitzer Prize Winners By Matt Giles This year’s Pulitzer winners include The Salt Lake Tribune, East Bay Times, Colson Whitehead, Heather Ann Thompson, and more.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads This week, we’re featuring stories by Reeves Wiedeman, Monica Mark, Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Daniel Duane, and Danny Chau.
Popular Enough to Live: A Reading List About Crowdfunding Health Care By Em Perper Sixty-three percent of Americans don’t have money to cover an emergency costing $500 or more. I’m one of them.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Our top stories of the week, as chosen by the editors at Longreads.
We’re Living in the Golden Age of the Corporate Takedown By Erin Blakemore Why do we love reading about CEOs behaving badly? Perhaps it’s because we identify with their exhausted workers.
Seven Stories About the Science Behind Fast Food By Matt Giles Stories about how fast food co-opted science and technology to create more craveable products.
Leave Them Alone! A Reading List On Celebrity and Privacy By Em Perper Why do we feel like we own celebrities—not just their art or their products, but their images and their personal lives?
Back in the Kitchen: A Reading List About Gender and Food By Em Perper Eight must-read essays on how we cook and how we eat.
On Happiness: A Reading List By Cheri Lucas Rowlands A reading list on happiness to celebrate March 20—or International Day of Happiness.
A March Madness Reading List, with Music By Céline Dion By Matt Giles @TitanicHoops is your must-follow Twitter feed for this year’s tourney.
Twenty Years of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’: A Reading List By Em Perper I don’t remember consciously watching Buffy—it feels like I absorbed it by osmosis. It’s not perfect, but it is wonderful.
Voices from the Last Days of Obamacare: A Reading List By Erin Blakemore One of the best ways to assess the ACA’s impact on real people is to hear from those who have experienced its costs and benefits.
Alexandra Petri Is The Only Op-Ed Columnist America Needs Right Now By Mark Armstrong She is the light in the darkness.
