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Understanding Craig Stecyk
Stecyk defined Southern California’s subversive, skateboard aesthetic and changed art and culture in the process, but that doesn’t mean he wants to talk about it.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Story
Trouble
Two women share a history of daring, of lost direction, of dark bedrooms, and an enforced silence they finally break.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
The best stories of the week, as chosen by the editors of Longreads.
Posted inBlog Post, Current Events, Nonfiction
You’re Fired! The Unemployable Trump Administration
The firing of FBI Director James Comey is the latest high-profile firing by the administration. It’s also one of the most troubling.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Why Would Two Girls Attempt Murder for Slender Man?
In 2014, two 12-year-old girls stabbed a friend, arguing that they did it for a fictional internet horror creature named Slender Man.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List, Top 5
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. Unclimbable Eva Holland | SB Nation | May 21, 2015 | 31 minutes (7,907 words) Eva Holland explores what it means to […]
Posted inFiction, Nonfiction, Reading List
The 2016 Pulitzer Prize Winners
The 2016 Pulitzer Prizes winners have been announced.
Posted inFiction, Nonfiction, Reading List
The 2016 Pulitzer Prize Winners
The 2016 Pulitzer Prizes winners have been announced.
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
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. The Trans-Everything CEO Lisa Miller | New York magazine | Sept. 7, 2014 | 28 minutes (7,016 words) A profile of futurist, […]
