“After moving to London, the writer’s growing posse of British felines took a walk on the wild side—and taught her a lesson in independence.”
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Here a Bee, There a Bee, Everywhere a Wild Bee
“Biologists are finding new bee species all over the Pacific Northwest—highlighting how little we know about native pollinators.”
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Featuring stories by Willa Köerner, Robyn Ross, Ariel Sabar, Julian Lucas, and Dan Moore.
My Road Trip With the Do-Gooding Cactus Smugglers
“Can poaching ever be ethical?”
‘This Place Belongs to You’
“Joshua Tree National Park is synonymous with the desert. Yet record numbers of guests threaten to overwhelm its beauty, wildlife, and small staff.”
Of Tacos y Heartbreak
“The tacos I eat here in the U.S. are not the tacos my family eats in Mexico. They come close but there’s something missing. Maybe it’s the salt.”
You Wouldn’t Believe How Difficult It Is to Buy Sperm
“It’s easier than ever for single women to have children on their own … or so I thought. Then began my $17,000 journey.”
This Is the Secret System That Covers Up Police Misconduct — and Ensures Problem Officers Can Get Hired Again
“Behind locked drawers of file cabinets, in police departments all over California, sit documents no one is supposed to see.”
The Longreads Questionnaire, Featuring Julian Brave NoiseCat
The author of We Survived the Night and co-director of Sugarcane responds to our 25 questions on writing, reading, and creativity.
Huge in Palm Springs
“An unlikely statue has become a rich-person controversy for the ages. In the California desert, I found out why.”

