Not only will I never get my faith back, but I’m going to keep missing it. I’ll always have that longing — but there’s no going back into the garden.
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Posted inBlog Post, Commentary, Current Events, Nonfiction
Is 2018 the Year We Step Away From Social Media?
Spending long periods of time reading people argue with one another on the internet can be wearying. So why do we do it?
Posted inBooks, Business, History, Nonfiction, Story, Uncategorized
The Queering of the Baby Bells
Highly public pressure campaigns against telephone companies were the crux of early LGBTQ activism.
Posted inBooks, Fiction, Profiles & Interviews, Science Fiction, Story, Uncategorized
Putting a New Stone on the Grave: Sjón Brings the Golem to Iceland
Sjón’s “CoDex 1962” is the fulfillment of a pact he made with the Maharal of Prague in the Old Jewish Cemetery almost three decades ago.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes
Not Giving Up on the Dream
In the Los Angeles Times, Jeffrey Fleishman profiles two young Angelenos trying not to break down as they try to break into show business.
Posted inBooks, Profiles & Interviews, Story, Uncategorized
‘I Didn’t Have the Language to Call It Racism’: An Interview with Nicole Chung
Nicole Chung wants white parents of transracial adoptees to grapple more candidly with the reality of racism in America.
Posted inNonfiction
The Story of Country Music’s Great Songwriting Duo
Before they released “Wichita Lineman,” the greatest unfinished song of all time, Glen Campbell and Jimmy Webb lived surprisingly parallel lives.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
What’s Literally Underfoot at the Oscars, or The Secrets of the Red Carpet, Revealed
Daniel Miller goes behind the scenes to report on the famed red carpet that graces the entrance to the Oscars. What you learn about the care, installation, and true color of this 50,000 square foot rug may just surprise you.
Posted inBooks, Fiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story, Writing
‘I’ve Always Been Either Praised or Accused of Ambition’: An Interview with Barbara Kingsolver
Barbara Kingsolver takes a rigorous, scientific approach to her novels’ subjects — but, as a woman writer, her authority is often challenged.
Posted inCommentary, Current Events, Discussions, Podcasts
Editor’s Roundtable: From WeEarth to The Aunt-o-Sphere (Podcast)
Longreads editors discuss stories in New York Magazine, The New York Times, The Outline, and CrimeReads.
