“When their parents ripped two young sisters from their privileged lives, gave them fake names, and took them on the lam, they thought it was because their father was in trouble with the IRS. It would be years before they learned the truth about his life of crime.”
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Who am I to Diss a Brie?
“Plenty of people are looking for stilton, and some have more than a snack on their mind.”
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I Tried to Forget My Whole Life. I’m Glad I Failed.
The hindsight of an adulthood autism diagnosis.
Posted inArts & Culture, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
Life in the Chelsea Hotel During Pandemic
The remaining residents face isolation, and the challenges of preserving their history while enduring the present.
Posted inNewsletter
How Words Give Shape to Legacies
New York Times writer Sam Roberts on the art of the obituary.
Posted inNonfiction
Best of 2023: All of Our Number Five Story Picks
Each story we chose as our number five piece of the week in 2023, all in one place.
Posted inTop 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Recommending notable stories by Andy Greenberg, Michelle Orange, John Jeremiah Sullivan, Jefferson Mao, and Will Steinfeld.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Behind the Scenes at a Five-Star Hotel
For years, employees of the Pierre enjoyed some of the most enviable union jobs in New York City. Then the pandemic brought it all to an abrupt halt.
Posted inCuration, Nonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Jason Fagone, Shannon Gormley, Nickole Brown, Jason Kehe, and Abe Streep.
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Lloyd’s Mattress
Scott Korb contemplates disgust — his own, yours — at the kind of magical thinking that promises (with fingers crossed) to protect us from all the causes of dying.
