Ziya Tong writes a brief history of human waste — from “night soil” to space junk — in an excerpt from her new book, The Reality Bubble.
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Dreaming of Water with Tiger Salamanders
“There is no more urgent form of communication than going extinct.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
Where ‘Strangers Whisper Secrets in Your Ear’
“Is there anyone who doesn’t sometimes imagine an audience for even the most unremarkable moments of her life?”
Posted inArts & Culture, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
Black America Unwittingly Provided the Soundtrack to Its Own Displacement
American music may be Black music, but it has now become the music of displacement.
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Longreads Best of 2022: All of Our No. 1 Story Picks
All the stories we’ve selected as number one in our weekly Top 5 newsletter.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Essays & Criticism, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
‘The Sea and Sky Decide What They Will Allow’
“I’m working on a book about Arctic explorers, and that means swimming in a sea of sorrow.”
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Heard but Not Seen
“Now that hip-hop is no longer seen as a threat, the way it was when I was growing up in the ’80s and ’90s, it’s become the default ambiance in the kinds of high-end spaces that include few Black people.”
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Can the Fitness Industry and Body Positivity Coexist?
“Is the fitness industry ready to create safe spaces across the board? It’s not clear that everybody even understands the question.”
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
What Falls to Earth
Grieving the mysterious death of her father, Susanna Space seeks refuge in the study of meteors.
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What Falls to Earth
Grieving the mysterious death of her father, Susanna Space seeks refuge in the study of meteors.
