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Posted inBlog Post, Commentary, Longreads News
Curation: The Best Reading, Hand-Picked, For You
Great writing moves us. It makes us feel good. It fills us with potential. Doesn’t everyone want to feel good and optimistic? Is this a mission you can get behind?
Posted inEditor's Pick
Why Esquire’s March Cover is Sort of Dangerous
The news cycle means that Esquire‘s March cover story is already a half-dozen horrors ago, but that was the time needed for Patrick Nathan to produce this smart, searching exploration into the danger of false journalistic neutrality.
Posted inArts & Culture, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
What If This Is It: Will Huey Lewis Sing Again?
‘The music went away slowly and then all at once. So what if it never comes back? “I haven’t allowed myself to go there yet,” Huey says, worry in his voice.’
Posted inQuote Posts, Uncategorized
Tom Junod Remembers Fred Rogers: “You Were a Child Once, Too”
Tom Junod wonders whether Fred Rogers’ unfailing belief in the goodness of others would help us in today’s climate.
Posted inArts & Culture, Current Events, Essays & Criticism, Highlight, Quotes
“White” Isn’t Even Neutral When You’re Talking About Paint Colors
Your systems will not protect you.
Posted inBooks, Commentary
This Week in Books: Farewell Longreads! I’m Taking This Rodeo to Substack.
To read my “This Week in Books” newsletter in the future, follow me on substack.
Posted inCommentary, Current Events, Discussions, Podcasts, Sports
Editor’s Roundtable: Gossip, Dirt, and Reality (Podcast)
Longreads editors discuss stories in Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, ESPN, Kotaku, and The Globe and Mail.
Posted inCommentary, Nonfiction, Reading List, Sports
“The Ugliness of Greatness”: A Kobe Bryant Reading List
It has been a dozen days since the shocking death of the Los Angeles Lakers star. How do we talk about Kobe and his legacy on and off the court?
Posted inArts & Culture, Story
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s Lost Album, Human Highway
How CSNY fumbled a chance to record their best album.
