‘We had had many arguments, but he was my brother; he had always been my brother.’
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A Personal Odyssey Through Florida’s Varied Regions
Jason Diamond road trips from Jacksonville to Key West trying to get a handle on the state where much of his family has settled.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women
O, Small-bany! Part 1: Spring
A bygone spring: notes from an adopted hometown.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
O, Small-bany! Part 1: Spring
A bygone spring: notes from an adopted hometown.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
The Forever Nomad
For an immigrant, losing a home is a given, but Margarita Gokun Silver wonders if never finding one again is also part of the journey.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
The Forever Nomad
For an immigrant, losing a home is a given, but Margarita Gokun Silver wonders if never finding one again is also part of the journey.
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 inNonfiction, Quotes
In Bed-Stuy, the Ghost of Robert Moses is Alive and Well
Gentrification is about displacement — but also about marketing and invisibility.
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Queens of Infamy: Josephine Bonaparte, from Malmaison to More-Than-Monarch
In fraught games of power politics, sometimes the best revenge is not being exiled to die alone on an island in the South Atlantic.
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Alec MacGillis, Justin Heckert, Peter Vigneron, Michael Lista, and Anthony Breznican.
