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Paul Clarke Wants to Live

by Rebecca Tan September 3, 2019January 27, 2023

When a promising student left a neighborhood full of heroin for the University of Pennsylvania, it should have been a moving story. But what does an at-risk student actually need to thrive — or even just to survive?

Nonfiction

The Sorrowful Mysteries, or Reasons I’m No Longer Catholic

by Kathleen McKitty Harris June 28, 2019February 24, 2023

Kathleen McKitty Harris recalls the series of events which led to her departure from the Church.

Essays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women

I’m 72. So What?

by Catherine Texier October 23, 2019January 20, 2023

Catherine Texier pushes back against society’s dated ideas about older women, claiming her place among those who are determined to remain vibrant and relevant in the last decades of their lives.

Essays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story

Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo-Hoo

by Christy Lynch October 16, 2019January 20, 2023

A Childless Millennial’s Guide to Falling Apart at Disney World

Nonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads March 6, 2020June 4, 2025

This week, we’re sharing stories from Malcolm Harris, Tom Lamont, Melissa Jeltsen, Moe Tkacik, and Lavinia Spalding.

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Nobody Knows What Lies Beneath New York City

by Aaron Gilbreath August 16, 2017October 19, 2022

Satellites can map the earth’s surface, but the world underneath cities is the last cartographic frontier. One team is mapping New York City’s subsurface infrastructure in 3-D to improve safety, streamline growth, and allow New York to lead the world to becoming a “smart city.”