“My uncle was one of the lucky ones who, in a new city, found community and love from people outside the medical complex—people who had no reason to provide it other than the purity of their hearts.” Another week has rolled by, and once again, we are here to offer you your weekend reading! This […]
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It’s Your Last Chance to Fight the Algorithm
Hi again, First off, thank you for opening this email. I know we’ve been showing up in your inbox a bit more than usual these days. But tomorrow is the last day of our Member Drive, so I wanted to reach out one final time to explain why Longreads is counting on your support. By […]
Lost Ones
“Sometimes you encounter a song that will not fade away, though you never hear it again.”
Planet TikTok
“The app’s young user base, fragmented content, and amped-up algorithm helped it spread around the world. If the US bans it, what would be lost?”
Song of the Scientist
“Mukherjee was fascinated with cells early on. But then he was interested in so many things.”
In the Ruins of Palisades Fire, Confronting My Elusive Malibu Life
“Memories, nostalgia and regret mix on a trek to find the old family home.”
Harmony
“You can practice a song a thousand times and still its first note sends you into the unknown.”
Meeting Mumbai Again After a Life-Changing Loss
“Moment by moment, this city will teach me to stay awake to the present, to pay attention, to follow the thread of human connection, to take pleasure where it’s found.”
The Life and Death of Hollywood
“Film and television writers face an existential threat.”
Oppenheimer’s Tragedy—and Ours
“While extremely harmful professionally and personally, the hearings were not Oppenheimer’s greatest tragedy.”

