“The German actress probes characters with unusual depth. But to portray a Fascist wife, in ‘The Zone of Interest,’ she reversed her usual approach—and withheld her empathy.”
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Science Cheats: A Reading List on Unscrupulous Scientists
Six stories on the shady side of scholarship.
Posted inEditor's Pick
AI Is a Lot of Work
“When AI comes for your job, you may not lose it, but it might become more alien, more isolating, more tedious.”
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The Art of Decolonization
“Artists and curators in St. Louis are negotiating the return of a sacred Indigenous site. Can art world resources be leveraged for more than symbolic statements?”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
War stories, new colors, and the joy in getting hands on in art and gardening.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Homesick
“Flaming ruby apples hang off a tree and roll over the grass and moss, deadly and beautiful. ‘Don’t step on the moss,’ says Luda. ‘Radioactive.’”
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How Lawrence Abu Hamdan Hears the World
“The artist and audio investigator, who calls himself a ‘private ear,’ investigates crimes that are heard but not seen.”
Posted inQuestionnaire
The Longreads Questionnaire, Featuring Aymann Ismail
The Slate writer and Becoming Baba author reflects on Newark and mosques as home, making sense of Egypt on long flights, and becoming a father.
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Ben Kweller is Playing Through the Pain
“There is nothing more out of your control than having a loved one taken away from you unexpectedly.”
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The Edge of Emptiness
Lena Rowat skied 1,600 grueling miles across the Coast Range to quiet her demons. But she didn’t begin to silence them until tragedy struck.
