Anthony Boudain passed away in Strasbourg, France, on Friday, June 8th, at age 61.
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Under Trump, A Hard Test for Howard University
For The New Yorker, historian and journalist Jelani Cobb dives deep into the history of Washington D.C.’s Howard University, one of the nation’s largest HBCU’s. Howard alumni include Thurgood Marshall, Kamala Harris, and Toni Morrison, and the school has played a large role in facilitating the social mobility of blacks in America since the Civil War. Cobb […]
Stories to Read in 2019
A dozen exceptional stories from 2018 that deserve our ongoing attention.
The Teens Trapped Between a Gang and the Law
More than 200,000 children from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras came to the U.S. unaccompanied between 2014 and 2016. Allowed to enter the country while awaiting deportation proceedings or asylum decisions, many settled with relatives in parts of Suffolk County, Long Island. For The New Yorker, Jonathan Blitzer writes of the precarious course the children must […]
Shelved: Sonny Rollins Live at Carnegie Hall
The saxophone colossus recorded two concerts at the same venue fifty years apart. Only one recording emerged from the vault.
Inside the Murky World of Essential Oils
Essential oils have become a big business, with some distributors selling their products with unfounded claims.
The Urban Crisis of Affluence
An investment property is not a home. Neither are cities where most people can’t afford to live.
I Believe Her: A Reading List
Eight pieces about women fighting to be seen and heard.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from C.J. Chivers, Sheelah Kolhatkar, Libby Copeland, Amanda Petrusich, and Bryan Menegus.
On Being an Ill Woman: A Reading List of Doctors’ Dismissal and Disbelief
Eight stories of being ill and being dismissed by the medical establishment.

