Two friends, Hurricane Katrina, a suicide, and the pain and beauty that holds us all together.
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Remembering João Gilberto
Eccentricity was inseperable from this musical innovator’s artistic vision.
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Longreads Best of 2021: All of Our No. 1 Story Picks
Here’s every story that was chosen as No. 1 in our weekly Top 5 email.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Story
Odetta Holmes’ Album One Grain of Sand
The singular singer released her groundbreaking album in 1963, the same year as the March on Washington, and used her art and appearance as weapons in the Civil Rights struggle.
Posted inNonfiction
Longreads Best of 2022: All of Our No. 1 Story Picks
All the stories we’ve selected as number one in our weekly Top 5 newsletter.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
When Music Speaks to Our Experience
Anton Webern’s Concerto, Opus 24 had the structure that was missing from one young musician’s life.
Posted inHighlight, Profiles & Interviews, Quote Posts, Quotes
“Different Days” for Jason Isbell
“I’m grateful that I was a drunk. I’m grateful that I know what all those things are like, what those feelings are like, how bad it can hurt, how great it can feel.”
Posted inCommentary, Current Events, Discussions, Podcasts
The Poetry We Need and the Chitchat We Don’t
What we all need to hear right now, with special guest Marisa Siegel, Editor in Chief of The Rumpus.
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Live Through This: Courtney Love at 55
Lisa Whittington-Hill on why Courtney Love deserves to be the girl with the most cake.
Posted inNonfiction
White Looks
Should white critics cover black culture? Only if they’re able to own their whiteness.
