In hip-hop and skateboarding, one young man finds an outlet for his aggression.
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The Lost Genocide
Why the United Nations may never be able to prosecute the Rohingya genocide.
Trans, Homeless, and Turning Tricks to Survive
Homeless trans teens: America’s most vulnerable population.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
The best stories of the week, as chosen by the editors of Longreads.
The Misguided Meal-in-a-Box Phenomenon
Andy Samberg and Colonel Sanders aren’t the only people to put memorable things in boxes. Corby Kummer wrote about his trials and issues with the booming meal kit delivery industry in The New Republic last October, weighing the benefits of convenience and culinary experimentation with the reality of waste: I won’t be marketing my services as an investment adviser, at least […]
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Our top stories of the week, as chosen by the editorial team at Longreads.
The Political Past of Adult Coloring Books
A history of adult coloring books.
The Rainbow Railroad to Canada for Gay Chechen Men
Canada is taking in gay Chechen men subject to persecution, the risk to Canada-Russia relations be damned.
Oregon’s Racist Past
Starting in the mid-19th century, and extending through the mid-20th century, Oregon was arguably the most racist place outside the southern states, possibly even of all the states.
We’re Living in the Golden Age of the Corporate Takedown
Why do we love reading about CEOs behaving badly? Perhaps it’s because we identify with their exhausted workers.

