Journalist Amos Barshad meets with “Putin whisperer” Aleksandr Dugin to try to understand how a shadowy advisor exerts influence.
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Tramp Like Us
Can an American family learn to become outdoorsy in New Zealand, where the natural world is part of the national DNA? Sort of.
Posted inArts & Culture, Culture, Highlight, Profiles & Interviews, Quotes, Unapologetic Women
Zadie Smith on the Work and Influences of Deana Lawson
Lawson’s photographs capture the divinity and stateliness of its working-class subjects.
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Longreads Best of 2018: Business Writing
We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in business writing.
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Borrowed Babies
Five months into her first pregnancy, one writer pursues a research project about the history of home economics, as she struggles with her own concerns about motherhood.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Quotes, Science & Nature, Unapologetic Women
(Re)Merchandising NASA as a Feminist Act
“I took the NASA shirts from the ‘boys’ section from where they were prominently displayed, and put them little kid eye level next to tank tops in the ‘girls’ section 20 feet away.”
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If You Should Find Yourself in the Dark
Debbie Weingarten considers the anxieties of mothering and being human in a volatile world.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
The Reappearing Act
In the aftermath of an eating disorder, Audrey Olivero builds a new relationship with her body — through knife-throwing.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
The Reappearing Act
In the aftermath of an eating disorder, Audrey Olivero builds a new relationship with her body — through knife-throwing.
Posted inEditor's Pick
‘The Internet Is Broken’: @ev Is Trying to Salvage It
As Twitter, Facebook, and Google try to deal with their unexpected toxicity, the internet continues to reward extremism at the expense of quality, depth, and thoughtfulness. In The New York Times, David Streitfeld reflects on what social media has wrought on society by profiling Twitter co-founder Evan Williams’ attempts to course-correct with Medium.
