We’re eating alone more often than in any previous generation. But why should a meal on our own be uninspired? Why shouldn’t the French saying “life is too short to drink bad wine” still apply?
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Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Essays & Criticism, Story, Unapologetic Women
Peterson’s Complaint
There’s no use debating a feeling. It’s time to change how we engage with Jordan Peterson.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Business & Tech, Profiles & Interviews, Story, Uncategorized
Not Quite Democracy: Lucie Greene on the Civic Aspirations of Tech Giants
Lucie Greene’s new book “Silicon States” is about the danger of concentrating so much power in so few hands.
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The 25 Most Popular Longreads Exclusives of 2017
The personal essays, original reporting, and collaborations that were our most-read stories of the year.
Posted inProfiles & Interviews
Publishing the Best of the Desert: An Interview With Ken Layne
“If you’re doing something small, something that’s mostly your labor and vision, then stick to what makes you satisfied.”
Posted inNonfiction, Story
Vanishing Twins
After years of bonding closely with other people, one woman finally goes searching for herself.
Posted inNonfiction
It’s Like This and Like That and Like What?
When the nineties’ heart of whiteness met g-funk, it was the illest — and wackest — of times.
Posted inNonfiction, Story
Home Field Disadvantage
What will it take to get women’s baseball the recognition it deserves?
Posted inNonfiction
Is Your Job Lynchian, or Is It More Kafkaesque?
David Graeber’s “Bullshit Jobs” and Alison Green’s “Ask a Manager” offer differing views — and some good advice.
Posted inCurrent Events, Feature, Nonfiction, Science & Nature
A Toxic Tour Through Underground Ohio
A booming injection well industry is pumping toxic waste deep into the earth in Ohio’s rural towns.
