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How Wednesday Addams Birthed a Generation of Cynics
Nearly 30 years ago, Christina Ricci’s version of the character reinforced millennials’ suspicion that “the bright side” is an illusion.
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In China, GitHub Is a Free Speech Zone for Covid Information
“As coronavirus news was increasingly trapped behind the Great Firewall, the programming platform became a refuge from censorship. It may not last long.”
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How China Censored Citizens and the Press on COVID-19
China maintains its swift, open response to coronavirus bought time for the world. Journalists, had their stories not been deleted, will tell you otherwise.
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The Function and Language of Ancient Sexual Texts
A fascinating look at so-called obscenity, then and now.
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India’s Journalistic Source of Narrative NonfictionÂ
The dangers of journalists speaking the truth will not slow this Indian magazine down.
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There Is No Other Way To Say This
“Tell them on the outside,” Carolyn Forché’s Salvadoran mentor instructed her. Her memoir is her latest attempt. Its elliptical lyricism, like that of her poetry, runs circles around censorship.
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China’s Communist Government Has a Strong Hold on Chinese Corporations
China’s largest e-commerce company is not only changing the way people in China shop, but how they think about commerce and each other in a Communist country.
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Longreads Best of 2020: Arts and Culture
Our top editors’ picks in arts and culture writing this year.
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Longreads Best of 2020: Investigative Reporting
Our top picks for investigative journalism this year.
