Separated by war, boundaries, and immigration policies they cannot control, one young Yemeni couple refuses to give up on love.
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Why Some People Become Lifelong Readers
Studies show a link between reading and a child’s home environment, but personality, class, and role models all play a complex role, as well as certain factors outside parents’ control.
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The Chance of a Lifetime
If you had one chance at the adventure of a lifetime, would you go despite the dangers?
Posted inArts & Culture, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
“The Beauty of the Moments that Pass Each Day”
“Building a relationship is important, because it makes the pictures secondary.”
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Why Amanda Fortini Won’t Soon Be Leaving Las Vegas
“Las Vegas is a place about which people have ideas. They have thoughts and generalizations, takes and counter-takes, most of them detached from any genuine experience and uninformed by any concrete reality.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Casey Parks, Cathy Newman, Zach Baron, Molly Priddy, and Christopher Solomon.
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Making Something Out of Nothing With a Scratch and a Hope: The Ballad of Shovels and Rope
“We had nothing to lose,” Cary Ann said. “Fuck it. Band. Family. Let’s give it a shot. . . . Handshake, spit on it. If it gets too nasty we’ll cut and run.”
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Naming the Psychological Effects of Climate Change: Solastalgia
“The word he came up with was solastalgia, a portmanteau word of the Latin solus, which means ‘abandonment and loneliness,’ and nostalgia.”
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The Big Bear Reading List
The elusive bear is a thing of fascination, and writers have a lot to say about them.
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Longreads Best of 2020: Investigative Reporting
Our top picks for investigative journalism this year.
