“When it comes to the human body, everything can be trafficked. Migrants are a product in a system that breaks them down into lucrative parts, often until there is nothing left.”
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Haruki Murakami on the Weirdness of His Birthday as a Public Event
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.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
On Barbs and Demogorgons: A Stranger Things Reading List
After the binge-watching comes the binge-reading.
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Place Your Bets: Six Stories About Gambling
Six stories about bets, luck, and playing the odds.
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The Louisiana Environmental Apocalypse Road Trip
Louisiana serves as a terrifying example of what can become of a state that shortchanges science and environmental regulations to boost industry and infrastructure.
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Place Your Bets: Six Stories About Gambling
Six stories about bets, luck, and playing the odds.
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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 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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Exxon, Rex, and Russia: A Deep Drilling
A journey down the borehole, a long walk off a short oil rig.
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Longreads Best of 2016: Science Writing
We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in science writing.
