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Margaret Atwood Is Ready to Let It Rip
“With exactly nothing to prove and no one left to impress, she seemed happiest bantering.”
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America Doesn’t Know Tofu
“China has spent millennia exploring the culinary possibilities of soybean curds. The West has barely scratched the surface.”
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The True Cost of Sweaty Fries
Choosing convenience over quality comes with compromise.
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For the Love of Food and Family
Jaya Saxena answers the Longreads Questionnaire.
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Ice Cream, with a Swirl of History
The humble dessert’s surprising role in war, organized crime, and more.
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How Literary Translation Can Shift the Tides of Power
“I am just one parent. What if more parents read translated books with their children?”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Recommending stories from Mariana Serapicos, Camille Bromley, Devon Fredericksen, Georgia Brown, and Sarah Golibart Gorman.
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True Crime, Jersey Shore Style
How I (possibly) solved a cold case on my summer vacation.
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David Lynch Was Here
A dispatch from the real Twin Peaks, where fans of the director flocked after his death.
