The writer describes her process of reporting and shaping her recent essay, “The State of Waiting,” which explores love in the shadow of war and immigration policy.
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‘What Would Social Media Be Like As the World Is Ending?’
In Mark Doten’s “Trump Sky Alpha,” a journalist who has survived Trump’s nuclear apocalypse gets an assignment from what’s left of the New York Times Magazine: find out what people were tweeting as the bombs fell.
The Communal Mind
Patricia Lockwood travels through the internet in this piece, first delivered as a lecture at the British Museum in February 2019.
How the Guardian Went Digital
Remaking itself from a little leftie newspaper to a powerhouse of internet journalism required experimentation, transparency, and embracing uncertainty.
Queens of Infamy: Isabella of France
Married off at age 12, Isabella put up with her husband’s shenanigans over decades. Eventually, the She-Wolf of France had had enough.
Genius, Interrupted
“As the pathological process advanced, it was carving a different person out of Lee’s raw substance.”
Meet the 14-Year-Old Dancer Who Invented The Renegade
A ninth grader’s creation explodes on TikTok, without acknowledgement or credit.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Lyz Lenz, Molly Young, Hannah Dreier, Maddie Stone, and Richard Cooke.
How China Censored Citizens and the Press on COVID-19
China maintains its swift, open response to coronavirus bought time for the world. Journalists, had their stories not been deleted, will tell you otherwise.
The Function and Language of Ancient Sexual Texts
A fascinating look at so-called obscenity, then and now.

