President Donald Trump has obliterated any notion of off-time for round-the-clock journalists, but it was still a relief to see that the alt-weeklies I read for this installment in my regular reading list were starting off the new year strong. The Chico News & Review, whose work I have previously highlighted here, can be forgiven, […]
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“I Miss My Body When It Was Ferocious”: The Transfiguration of Paul Curreri
For years, singer-songwriter Paul Curreri was a shouter of singular beauty. Then he went quiet — slowly, at first, then all of a sudden.
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Alternative Reality: ‘California Divided’
A story about a blind, 88-year-old pharmacist in Memphis named Charles A. Champion, the end of All About Beer, and more in this alt weekly reading list.
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Alternative Reality: ‘Dark Window’
Read about the inclusive beauty of Charleston’s defunct Garden and Gun Club and more, in this installment of the alt weekly reading list.
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Alternative Reality: An Alt-Weekly Reading List
Nine excellent stories discovered in U.S. alt-weekly newspapers.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story
The Fault in Our Stars: On Fake Celebrity Interviews
Fake celebrity interviews have been around for years, but Germany has seemingly become one of the largest exporters.
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Longreads Best of 2018: All of Our No. 1 Story Picks
Here’s every story that was chosen as No. 1 in our weekly Top 5 email.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes, Unapologetic Women
‘Women and Girls Were Not Jumping Up and Down to be Interviewed’: Rukmini Callamichi on Interviewing ISIS Sex Slaves
The New York Times correspondent tells the story behind the story to Columbia Journalism Review.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
I Had a Friend. He Dreamed of Israel.
After 35 years, a visit to a grave, and to a different country.
Posted inProfiles & Interviews, Story
An Inquiry Into Abuse
Allegations that Richard Nixon beat his wife, Pat Nixon, have circulated for decades without serious examination by the journalists who covered his presidency. It’s time to look more closely at what’s been hiding in plain view.
