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My Miserable Week in the “Happiest Country on Earth”
“For eight years running, Finland has topped the World Happiness Report — but what exactly does it measure?”
‘Actually Really Sacred’: A George Saunders Reading List
Nine essays and interviews from literature’s favorite laureate of compassion.
How My Mother’s Dying Wish Took My Family to Antarctica
“What I thought was a burden was a tether across death’s divide.”
Is Gen X Actually the Greatest Generation?
“How one era changed everything about the culture — and why we’re so nostalgic for its creations.”
The Shooting of Two Cornell Freshmen, 42 Years Later
“In 1983 six students were taken hostage in a Cornell dormitory. Two of them were killed. How have the survivors reckoned with what happened to them, and what made us forget about this act of violence?”
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Recommending notable stories by Wyatt Williams, John Leland, Jonathan Weiner, Suzy Hansen, and Max Ufberg.
In a Milestone for Manhattan, a Pair of Coyotes Has Made Central Park Their Home
“For six years, two photographers have carefully followed the canines and documented their secret lives.”
When Dementia Steals the Imagination of a Children’s Book Writer
“Robert Munsch wrote ‘The Paper Bag Princess,’ ‘Love You Forever’ and other classics by performing them over and over for kids. But his stories are slipping away.”

