2015 was rough, and it feels right to start off 2016 on an optimistic, mystical note.
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Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Story
Hellhound on the Money Trail
Standard recording contracts screwed Bluesmen out of royalties in the early 1900s, and the system was no different when Columbia released “Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings in 1990.”
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
On Being Eritrean
In her essay in Pacific Standard, Rahawa Haile writes about identity, the anxiety of origins, and the search for a grounded life in unstable, isolating locales. Born to Eritrean parents, Haile grew up in Miami, Florida, speaking English and Tigrinya in a low land of built of hurricane deposits that felt doomed to rising sea levels. […]
Posted inNonfiction, Uncategorized
My Favorite Animal Longreads of 2016
In November 2015, I adopted a dog. Harley. These 12 pounds of mostly shelter-raised animal cracked open the harder parts of my heart and I found myself sobbing into my coffee, almost daily, while reading the latest stories about rescue dogs. I’d gone so far as to set a Google Alert on “rescue dog,” and […]
Posted inStory
A Walk On The Wild Side: The Pete Ripmaster Journey
After discovering ultrarunning, a middle-aged father battling depression attempts his most daunting and dangerous race to date: 1,000 miles, solo, across Alaska in winter.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
It’s in the Stars: A Reading List About Astrology
2015 was rough, and it feels right to start off 2016 on an optimistic, mystical note.
Posted inFiction, Nonfiction, Reading List
A Reading List for the Fourth of July
In between bites of hot dog and sunscreen applications, you can read about police brutality, what the rest of the world thinks about the United States, one woman’s American wardrobe and so much more.
Posted inBooks, History, Story
When the Movies Went West
Scorned by stage actors and mocked by the theater-going upper classes, filmmakers nevertheless developed a bold new art form — but they needed better weather.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Standout
Father of Migrants
“When it comes to the human body, everything can be trafficked. Migrants are a product in a system that breaks them down into lucrative parts, often until there is nothing left.”
Posted inBlog Post, Nonfiction, Reading List, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Our favorite stories of the week.
