In the introduction to “Birthday Stories,” a 2004 anthology edited by Haruki Murakami, Murakami writes about the particular weirdness of having his birthday become a public event.
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On Barbs and Demogorgons: A Stranger Things Reading List
After the binge-watching comes the binge-reading.
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Exxon, Rex, and Russia: A Deep Drilling
A journey down the borehole, a long walk off a short oil rig.
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Place Your Bets: Six Stories About Gambling
Six stories about bets, luck, and playing the odds.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
The best stories of the week, as chosen by the editors of Longreads.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Our favorite stories of the week, as chosen by the staff at Longreads.
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The Irish Women Forced to Travel for Abortions
As parts of the United States tighten their legislation against women’s reproductive rights, Northern Ireland comes to mind.
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Longreads Best of 2016: Under-Recognized Stories
We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in under-recognized stories.
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The Future of the Egyptian Revolution
At the Guardian, journalist Jack Shenker examines the state of the Egyptian Revolution, five years later.
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Beautiful Nowheres: ‘No Man’s Sky’ and the 500th Anniversary of ‘Utopia’
Five centuries after Thomas More’s classic was first published, we still dabble in perfect-world-building.
