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Longreads Best of 2018: Food Writing

by Longreads December 20, 2018October 19, 2022

We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in food writing.

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Longreads Best of 2018: Crime Reporting

by Longreads December 12, 2018October 13, 2022

We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in crime reporting.

The Search for Jackie Wallace

by Aaron Gilbreath February 7, 2018October 19, 2022

When one of football’s greatest cornerbacks suggested a photojournalist to do a story about him, the man fans called The Headhunter was living under a New Orleans freeway overpass. So what happened to Jackie Wallace? The outpouring of support that resulted from the front page news story helped Wallace get back on his feet, only […]

Business & Tech, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Story, Technology

We’re Not Ready for Mars

by Justin Nobel September 19, 2018October 19, 2022

Elon Musk can’t wait to send humans to the Moon and Mars. But before we land ourselves on other worlds, we need to remember how we’ve treated our own.

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Just a Spoonful of Siouxsie

by Alison Fields April 25, 2019April 14, 2023

Surviving seventh grade with a practically perfect punk nanny.

Arts & Culture, Books, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story

Chimayó

by Longreads January 24, 2019October 19, 2022

Esmé Weijun Wang discovers a new interpretation of faith while on two kindred pilgrimages: one to find an accurate medical diagnosis, one to a sacred site in New Mexico.

Arts & Culture, History, Science & Nature, Story

The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Mirrors

by Katy Kelleher July 11, 2019February 10, 2023

Mirrors are sparkly and shiny and hypnotic. They’ve fascinated us for thousands of years. And they might show us a lot more about our society’s misplaced priorities than we care to see.

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United States of Conspiracy: An Interview with Anna Merlan

by Rebecca McCarthy April 17, 2019April 21, 2023

“Most people in America believe in one conspiracy to some extent, but the far end of the pool … is this desire to show that you really do reject all knowable authority.”