Popular culture likes to depict electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) as sinister and dangerous. Leslie Kendall Dye reflects on the myths surrounding the treatment that saved her life.
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Boo: A Reading List About Ghosts
Ghost stories point to a reality beyond our own — or, at the very least, to an expanded understanding of what this plane of existence encompasses. (And they’re fun.)
Shooting For Truth
Adam Skolnick visits director Chris Weitz on the set of his new film, Operation Finale.
Gone Gray
Jessica Berger Gross reflects on what letting her roots grow in at age 45 has meant, in terms of feminism and resistance.
Gone Gray
Jessica Berger Gross reflects on what letting her roots grow in at age 45 has meant, in terms of feminism and resistance.
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. ‘You Want A Description Of Hell?’ Oxycontin’s 12-Hour Problem Harriet Ryan, Scott Glover, Lisa Girion | Los Angeles Times | May 5, 2016 | […]
Puma’s Ploy to Become Relevant in Basketball Again
Deandre Ayton and Marvin Bagley spurned Nike and Adidas to sign with Puma. This isn’t the first time the sneaker company has made basketball history.
Semi-Fluid States: The Rigid Line of Straightness
Minda Honey interrogates her sexuality and questions the future of straight-by-default.
After World War I, Horror Movies Were Invaded By an Army of Reanimated Corpses
Were early horror films, with their long, angry processions of the undead, repeating the mass trauma of the First World War, or foreshadowing the coming of the Second?
Who Is Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch? A Reading List
“Echo of Scalia.” “Originalist.” “Hostile to women’s health care.”

