Five years after the Beatles disbanded, a period fueled by intense acrimony, Lennon and McCartney set aside their differences and got back together one more time. Inside the rollicking atmosphere of that May 1974 recording session.
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‘What if people found out?’ On the White Male Suicide Epidemic
“I got home and went back to the fetal position for a week.”
Best of 2022: All of our No. 5 Story Picks
All the stories we’ve selected as number five in our weekly Top 5 newsletter.
What Do We Do Without Live Music?
Those of us who live for musical performances must find other ways to temporarily live without them.
Shelved: Dr. Dre’s Detox
Killer beats, huge hype, and failure to follow through.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Sarah Weinman, Stephen Rodrick, Bianca Giaever, James Ross Gardner, and Megan Pugh.
Longreads Best of 2020: Crime Reporting
Our top picks in Crime Reporting for 2020.
Momo’s Deadline
Linda Button on her toughest writing assignment yet: her business partner’s epitaph.
Tangled Up in Bob Stories: A Dylan Reading List
Few musicians have generated as much music and as much study as this Nobel Prize winning singer-songwriter. Dylanology will last hundreds of years.
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.

