“She continued to write me, though she presumably risked retribution: more time in solitary, more nutraloaf, additional restrictions.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Greg Jaffe, Justine van der Leun, Diana Moskovitz, Katy Vine, and Brian VanHooker.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Leah Sottile, Elon Green, Lisa Whittington-Hill, Kate Morgan, and Virginia Morell.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Ronan Farrow, Nawal al-Maghafi, Corey Robin, Minda Honey, and E. Alex Jung.
Longreads Best of 2020: Crime Reporting
Our top picks in Crime Reporting for 2020.
This Week in Books: Farewell Longreads! I’m Taking This Rodeo to Substack.
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The Beat of Dissent
Dissident rappers surface as powerful antagonists against Angola’s corrupt kleptocracy.
Murder in the Name of Drug Prevention
Filipinos are reckoning with their presidents’ violent approach to the drug trade.
How to Think About Empire
The Boston Review interviews author Arundhati Roy on the global rise of ethno-nationalism, digital surveillance,and political dissent.
Removing Beethoven’s Wig: A Classical Music Reading List
Classical music is more than dead Europeans in wigs, starched collars, and stuffy concert halls.
What classical music is, where it’s going, and what it still can be.

