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Taro and Mishi Take Manhattan

by Peter Rubin November 7, 2022November 7, 2022

“The charming tale of how two humble rats made it from Bed-Stuy to become New York magazine cover stars”

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Posted inCuration, Nonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads May 13, 2022October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Kerry Howley, Suzanne Cope, Micheli Oliver, Jeff Mao, and Rob Brunner.

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Watcher

by Carolyn Wells October 11, 2022October 14, 2022

“A family bought their dream house. But according to the creepy letters they started to get, they weren’t the only ones interested in it.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Dismantling of Hong Kong

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands June 13, 2022October 19, 2022

“When I say I miss Hong Kong, what I mean is the city as I remember it between the years of 2014 and 2019.” Karen Cheung reflects on the transformation of her home city. It wasn’t only that we could not see our future a few years down the line — say, whether we could […]

On a misty evening, a man walks along a quiet Dutch street
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads October 14, 2022October 14, 2022

This week, our editors recommend stories by Naomi Gordon-Loebl, Jean Guerrero, Ben Goldfarb, Dan Kois, and Reeves Wiedeman.

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Posted inCuration, Nonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads February 4, 2022October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from George Packer, Lindsay Peoples-Wagner and Morgan Jerkins, Paul Solotaroff, Lauren Owens Lambert, and Oscar Schwartz.

Posted inCuration, Nonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads October 8, 2021October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Laura Nahmias, Victor Luckerson, Arianne Shahvisi, Roberto José Andrade Franco, and Apoorva Tadepalli.

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Posted inStory

Best of 2021: Profiles

by Longreads December 21, 2021January 25, 2023

The profiles that left us reeling.

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Posted inNonfiction

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads July 8, 2022January 25, 2023

This week, our editors recommend notable features and essays by Katie Barnes, Rachel Handler, Alex Hawkins, Lila Shapiro, and Raksha Vasudevan.

Posted inNonfiction

Best of 2021: The Stories We Missed

by Longreads December 28, 2021October 13, 2022

The pieces we didn’t get to — until now.

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