All through December, we’ll be featuring Longreads’ Best of 2016. To get you ready, here’s a list of every story that was chosen as No. 1 in our weekly Top 5 email.
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Truther Love
Uncovering the dating habits of conspiracy theorists and the challenges they face.
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Truther Love
Uncovering the dating habits of conspiracy theorists and the challenges they face.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Below, our favorite stories of the week. Kindle users, you can also get them as a Readlist. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. * * * 1. Inside the Snitch Tank Edward Humes | The Orange County Register | Jan. 1, 2016 |Â 77 minutes (19,430 words) Edward Humes painstakingly […]
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Our favorite stories of the week, featuring, The New York Review of Books, ProPublica, Texas Monthly, The Wall Street Journal, and Adult Magazine.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
For the Love of Lettering: Stories About Typography
I didn’t pay attention to font until I worked for my college newspaper. After months of poring over proofs in InDesign, I realized I was learning the differences between fonts, their specific names, where they fit best.
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For the Love of Lettering: Stories About Typography
I didn’t pay attention to font until I worked for my college newspaper. After months of poring over proofs in InDesign, I realized I was learning the differences between fonts, their specific names, where they fit best.
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Font Wars
Jonathan Hoefler and Tobias Frere-Jones were the boy wonders of the design world when they joined forces to form the type foundry Hoefler&Frere-Jones. For fifteen years their partnership seemed charmed, until it dissolved, with $20 million at stake. Among those who draw letters for a living, Gotham is most notable for being the crowning achievement […]
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Vagabonds, Crafty Bauds, and the Loyal Huzza: A History of London at Night
In the 16th & 17th centuries, “nightwalking” was a transgressive act in a city still on the brink of total nighttime illumination, but with complex implications depending on your social status.
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Vagabonds, Crafty Bauds, and the Loyal Huzza: A History of London at Night
In the 16th & 17th centuries, “nightwalking” was a transgressive act in a city still on the brink of total nighttime illumination, but with complex implications depending on your social status.
