Mary Wang recalls the ways in which she and her family in China conspired to hide her grandmother’s cancer diagnosis from her.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Eli Hager, Bryan Curtis, Terry DeMio and Dan Horn, Alexander Nazaryan, and Ellie Shechet.
Posted inBooks, Current Events, Story
The State of the Bookstore Union
The Strand, New York City’s largest independent bookstore, is owned by a millionaire — and the booksellers who work there are all broke.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes
How One Porn Mogul Made His Fortune and Ruined Everything
Michael Thevis built a lucrative pornography empire in the 1970s only to spend the rest of his life in prison.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Story
Raised by Hip-Hop
In hip-hop and skateboarding, one young man finds an outlet for his aggression.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story
Confessions of An Unredeemed Fan
Leslie Jamison remembers Amy Winehouse, who passed away nine years ago in Camden, London, at age 27.
Posted inArts & Culture, Story
The Last Puerto Rican Social Club in Brooklyn
Social clubs were once the glue that held the Puerto Rican diaspora together. Today, there’s only one left in Brooklyn.
Posted inBooks, Current Events, Essays & Criticism
Speak Truth to Power
We must speak truth to the power of all that threatens to keep women and girls silent in the face of sexual violence.
Posted inBooks, Current Events, Essays & Criticism, Story
Speak Truth to Power
We must speak truth to the power of all that threatens to keep women and girls silent in the face of sexual violence.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction
A History of American Protest Music: This Is the Hammer That Killed John Henry
How a folk hero inspired one of the most covered songs in American history.
