We’re moving farther, faster, than ever before. But we’re also destabilizing crucial areas of human experience.
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A Sandwich Shop, a Tent City and an American Crisis
“As homelessness overwhelms downtown Phoenix, a small business wonders how long it can hang on.”
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we feature stories from Tom Scocca, Giles Harvey, Chris Walker, Krithika Varagur, and N.C. Happe.
Eurovision Reminds Me of a Country That No Longer Exists
“Europe’s pop music Olympics makes me nostalgic for my motherland before war splintered it.”
The Road to 1948
“How the decisions that led to the founding of Israel left the region in a state of eternal conflict.”
What’s Happening to Reading?
“For many people, A.I. may be bringing the age of traditional text to an end.”
We’ve Been Thinking About Love All Wrong
“What illness taught me about true friendship.”
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week we’re highlighting stories from Yuval Abraham, Paul Tough, Leslie Jamison, Melina Moe, and Meg Bernhard.
It’s the Coolest Rock Show in Ann Arbor. And Almost Everyone There Is Over 65.
“At the “Geezer Happy Hour,” the ‘silver tsunami’ has been dancing for decades.”
My Impossible Mission to Find Tom Cruise
“The action star has gone to great lengths to avoid the press for more than a decade. But maybe our writer could track him down anyway?”

