Eli Saslow says the push and pull of resistance (from angry classmates) and civil discourse (with others willing to be kind to him) is what changed Derek Black.
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Queens of Infamy: Joanna of Naples
If you thought four (mostly) crappy husbands, vengeful Hungarian cousins, and the Black Death could cramp this queen’s style, think again.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Writing
Letters from Trenton
While striving to become a travel writer in the years after Watergate, Thomas Swick discovered that although writing for a newspaper was educational, there was more to be learned through romance with a foreigner.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Writing
Letters from Trenton
While striving to become a travel writer in the years after Watergate, Thomas Swick discovered that although writing for a newspaper was educational, there was more to be learned through romance with a foreigner.
Posted inNonfiction
Coachella, Underground
Spending time in California’s Coachella Valley, journalist Gabriel Thompson explores how the region’s Latino communities have adjusted to a life of fear and uncertainty under a Trump administration.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story
Who Sank El Faro? An Interview With Rachel Slade
Having solved the mystery of the largest maritime disaster in a generation, Rachel Slade can see how what happened on the ocean is an allegory for what’s happening on dry land.
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Walking Through the Past Into New Motherhood
A new mother struggles to make sense of intergenerational trauma, biological memory and the guilty privilege of passing as white even though she is Jewish.
Posted inMedia, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Story
In 1975, Newsweek Predicted A New Ice Age. We’re Still Living with the Consequences.
All climate change deniers needed was one article to cast doubt on the science of global warming.
Posted inArts & Culture
Longreads Best of 2017: Under-Recognized Stories
Here are the best stories we thought deserved more attention this year.
Posted inBooks, Current Events, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Story
Where Have You Hidden the Cholera?
In Mozambique and around the world — and throughout history — cholera outbreaks have caused riots. Why? And what does it have to do with bicycles?
