In this reading list, Jeanne Bonner ruminates on the joys of writing by hand and keeping a notebook.
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Treating Drug Epidemics Requires More Than Changes in Law
How Portugal combats its drug epidemic with decriminalization, social services, and new ways of thinking.
The No. 1 Ladies’ Defrauding Agency
What a 19th-century scammer can teach us about women, lying, and economic boom-and-bust cycles
When You Carry All That You Love With You
Alice Driver travels into the heart of the caravan.
Longreads Best of 2018: Profiles
We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in profiles.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Emily Chang, Kiera Feldman, Motoko Rich, David J. Unger, and Nicole Chung.
American Reams: Why a ‘Paperless World’ Still Hasn’t Happened
In a world full of smartphones, laptops, and tablets, the paper industry is showing surprising resiliency.
When Lips Speak for Themselves: A Reading List on Red Lipstick
Red lipstick is more than a cosmetic. In this reading list, Alison Fishburn explores its power.
Three Decades of Cross-Cultural Utopianism in British Music Writing
The history of England’s fertile music press reveals as much about the opinionated English youth who created it as it does the music they covered in the second half of the 20th century.
A Stimulus Plan for the Mutual Aid Economy
Policymakers’ neglect of caregiving harms a major force in American labor.

