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On Barbs and Demogorgons: A Stranger Things Reading List
After the binge-watching comes the binge-reading.
Longreads Best of 2016: Food Writing
We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in food writing.
On Barbs and Demogorgons: A Stranger Things Reading List
After the binge-watching comes the binge-reading.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
The best stories of the week, as chosen by the editors of Longreads.
Seven Takes on Obama for the Final State of the Union
Stories from Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, The New York Times, and more.
How Liberal Can a Liberal Arts College Be?
Can a liberal arts college foster a culture of experimentation and personal growth while also ensuring the safety of its students? Connecticut’s Wesleyan University has long had a reputation for progressive students and politics (“Keep Wesleyan Weird” is a common refrain on campus), but after a headline-grabbing drug debacle this spring, the community finds itself grappling with the […]
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Our favorite stories of the week.
The Ban, the Wall: Bearing Witness
Which of our neighbors have been rounded up so far?
The Targeting and Killing of a Helmandi Combatant
I interviewed everyone present in the tactical operations center during a routine airstrike in Helmand Province. Without exception they believe themselves to be doing the right thing.

