Crows become familiars for a writer living on the surface of a changing city.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Laura Nahmias, Victor Luckerson, Arianne Shahvisi, Roberto José Andrade Franco, and Apoorva Tadepalli.
Posted inReading List
There She Goes: A Reading List on Women Adventurers
The women you’ll find on top of the world.
Posted inFeature
The Women at the Cutting Edge of Butchery
Butcher shops have been struggling to survive. But now women are picking up the knife.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Highlight, Nonfiction, Reading List, Story
Twenty Years Later: A 9/11 Reading List
Six stories on the immediate and ongoing aftermath of the attacks that took place on September 11th, 2001.
Posted inBooks
This Week In Books: The New Lord and Lady of the Apartment
“Infamously … Goethe dismissed the younger writer as diseased.”
Posted inSports, Uncategorized
The Importance of Sports When Nothing Else Seems to Matter
No ‘One Shining Moment,’ no Bill Raftery, no Cinderellas. How one writer feels lost without March Madness.
Posted inCommentary, Uncategorized
Did We Learn Nothing From the 2008 Crisis?
The continuation of the false narrative of what caused the 2008 financial collapse is alarming.
Posted inFeature
Tea, Biscuits, and Empire: The Long Con of Britishness
The soft-focus Britain of Downton Abbey bears little resemblance to the real Britain collapsing under the weight of racism, austerity, and COVID-19. As Brexit plods on, it’s time for an honest reckoning of the history and future of this outsize little island.
Posted inArts & Culture, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Where Have All the Music Magazines Gone?
Inside music journalism post-2008 recession, and how media consumption in the 21st century offers a road map for the continuation of the once-robust medium.
