At The Baffler, Thomas Frank looks at the pros and cons and history of what we call “curation.”
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Posted inCurrent Events, Story
A Heart That Watches and Receives
“Please don’t give up on the truth.” A commencement address by author and historian Hampton Sides.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes
She Got Hacked So You Don’t Have To
At GQ, Sarah Jeong willingly got “spearphished,” a sophisticated email hack that uses your trust against you.
Posted inBlog Post, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
An Unapologetic Plea for Your Help Funding More Personal Essays
Longreads’ Essays Editor on the importance of budgeting for personal narratives.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Story
Are The Teens All Right?
In the aftermath of the school shooting, teens from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have organized and demanded change from lawmakers. They’ve also been deeply traumatized.
Posted inBlog Post, Current Events
How Do You Introduce A Candidate Like Randy Bryce?
The production company Acres New York combines documentary filmmaking and political savvy.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Reading List, Writing
Forgotten Women Writers: A Reading List
Kate Gavino shares five stories about forgotten women authors, from Anita Brookner to Nancy Mitford.
Posted inBooks, Profiles & Interviews, Story
The Tether Between Two Worlds: An Interview with Sergio De La Pava
His new novel is about mass incarceration, indoor football, and parallel universes. De La Pava says that when “you dig deep, you start seeing the way everything is connected.”
Posted inCrime, Nonfiction, Quotes
The Rules For Being John Hinckley
In a fascinating New York magazine profile of John Hinckley, recently released, writer Lisa Miller lays out the conditions of his freedom.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
A Tale of Two Vegases
Gayle Brandeis takes two trips to Sin City with her mother — one while her mother is delusional.
