Here are the stories we loved this week. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. * * * 1. How Albert Woodfox Survived Solitary Rachel Aviv | The New Yorker | Jan 16, 2017 | 45Â minutes (11,296 words) A profile of Albert Woodfox, a man originally sentenced to 50 years […]
The publisher of the New York Times announced that the position of public editor is being eliminated. We look back at its history.
A conversation between writers Eva Holland, Benjamin Percy, Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Mary H.K. Choi, and Adam Sternbergh about writing on both sides of the fiction-nonfiction divide.
This week, we’re highlighting stories by Luke Mogelson, David Frum, Matthew Shaer, Rahawa Haile, and Meghan Tear Plummer.
Our top stories of the week, as chosen by the editors at Longreads.
To celebrate the achievements of Serena Williams and Roger Federer, I’d like to share two of my favorite profiles of them.
Susan Sheu considers her estrangement from her conservative mom, who tried to teach her to stand up and be heard in a male-dominated world — but not to be too unladylike about it.
Congrats to this year’s winners!
Recent stories exposing powerful, abusive men suggest there’s value in taking rumors seriously.
Sorayya Khan recalls racist threats to her young sons after the 2001 attacks, and worries about them as young men living in ‘Trumpistan.’
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