Trying so hard to set trends for the future, fashion’s institutions can’t stop stumbling over the past (and the present).
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Conversations with My Loveliest
Melissa Berman recalls what was said, and not said, between her and her beloved aunt as they approached her final year.
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Mark Zuckerberg Would Like the Authority to Rule, Please
The Facebook CEO is in control of his company. He could just use a little more confidence.
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Longreads Best of 2017: All of Our No. 1 Story Picks
Here’s every story that was chosen as No. 1 in our weekly Top 5 email.
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On Silence (or, Speak Again)
Elissa Bassist breaks her silence about everything she’s not supposed to talk about and comes out alive.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Matthew Shaer, John Woodrow Cox, Bethany McLean, Robin Wright, and David Sedaris.
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The Enduring Myth of a Lost Live Iggy and the Stooges Album
In 1973, Columbia Records professionally recorded the infamous band for a planned concert record. Columbia never released it. Maybe they never recorded it.
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American Green
How did the plain green lawn become the central landscaping feature in America, and what is the ecological cost?
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Meet ‘The Mooch,’ Your New White House Communications Director
The money manager who once trashed Trump now has a job in the White House.
