In this essay, co-published with Cake Zine, Adam Dalva writes about Ozempic, his fixation with watching food influencers eat, and a visit to a steakhouse.
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Taken Under Fascism, Spain’s ‘Stolen Babies’ Are Learning the Truth
“Thousands of Spanish children were taken from hospitals and sold to wealthy Catholic families. This is Ana Belén Pintado’s story.”
The Elusive Future of San Francisco’s Fog
“Off the California seaboard, ocean and sky create a phenomenon that has long defined life along the coast.”
The Longreads Questionnaire, Featuring Patrick Radden Keefe
The New Yorker staff writer and author of the new book London Falling on running, writing in the morning, a life-changing childhood trip, and more.
A Championship Season in Mariachi Country
“Every year along the Texas border, high school teams battle it out in one of the nation’s most intense championship rivalries. But they’re not playing football.”
Both Sides of The Mirror
Introducing The Longreads Questionnaire, featuring Vauhini Vara.
Down With Efficiency
On why we might want to embrace friction and our recent editor’s picks.
The Longreads Questionnaire, Featuring Elisa Gabbert
The author of Any Person Is the Only Self and recent Guggenheim fellow talks about the worst time of day, the value of wasting an hour, and chilaquiles.
The Weather Man
“‘After all these years,’ he says, ‘I’m still a weather geek.'”

