Gayle Brandeis takes two trips to Sin City with her mother — one while her mother is delusional.
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It’s a Wonderful World: The Remaking of California Agriculture
An interview with Mark Arax about the two decades he spent writing about the San Joaquin Valley empire of Lynda and Stuart Resnick.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes
Twenty Years Later, The Dude Still Abides
Despite being nominated for Academy Awards seven times throughout his career, Jeff Bridges doesn’t mind forever being Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah, Ellen Pao, Henry Wismayer, Taylor Harris, and Jeff Maysh.
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show’s Feminist Struggle
Her iconic main character inspired millions, but some argued the show needed to go even farther.
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‘The Past Is More Now Than Usual’: Eileen Myles on Having Two Books Released with Mercury in Retrograde
I think there’s a very interesting poetry moment going on culturally now. Part of what I’m experiencing with this nice reception of this book is the way being a female poet is a certain version of coming of age — poetry is very diaristic, small pieces, an art form you can realize — you wrote […]
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Editor's Pick, Profiles & Interviews
Sharp Women Writers: An Interview With Michelle Dean
On Didion, Arendt, Malcolm, Ephron and other women writers who made an art of having an opinion.
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Sharp Women Writers: An Interview With Michelle Dean
On Didion, Arendt, Malcolm, Ephron and other women writers who made an art of having an opinion.
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Longreads Best of 2017: Political Writing
We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in political writing.
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Finding Her True Self: Queer and Muslim
A Muslim international student came to New York City, and soon embraced her sexuality and all the cultural challenges it would create.
