“As medicine advances, we have more survivors. But those survivors carry trauma to their graves.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from James Hamblin, Josina Guess, Edward Carey, Paraic O’Donnell, and Ruth Graham.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
‘Let’s Reset’: A Career Social Distancer Mends Some Fences
Coronavirus inspires Sari Botton to reach out to family and friends she’s fallen out with.
Posted inEditor's Pick
The Oral History of Office Space: Behind the Scenes of the Cult Classic
At one point, Twentieth Century Fox Film Group tried to convince Mike Judge, Office Space‘s director, to cast Matt Damon, feeling the film wouldn’t draw audiences without a star. Twenty years later, it’s inconceivable that anyone but Ron Livingston could have played Peter Gibbons.
Posted inBlog Post, Longreads News
When Readers Support Longreads, We Can Nurture Strong Relationships with Writers
There’s a direct link between our readers’ commitment to Longreads and our ability to commit your favorite writers.
Posted inStory
The Emptying
“I’m amazed at our human capacity to adapt to the unbearable. Almost anything can seem normal if it’s inflicted on us long enough.”
Posted inHighlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
The Man Who Lived in a Hole in Hampstead Heath
“He knew there were a lot of people just like him, irregularly employed, regulars in pubs, the owners of passports and phones and all the right charger leads, only with nowhere stable to live.”
Posted inBooks, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
‘We All Live in the Great Database in the Sky’: On Silicon Valley and UFO Culture
“The idea seems to be that we all live in the great database in the sky, occasionally summoning aliens with our minds.” Emily Harnett explores Silicon Valley’s appropriation of UFO culture.
Posted inNonfiction
No Time Like the Present
You don’t know what day it is, do you? Robert Burke Warren digs into ‘the Oddball Effect’ and fascinating brain data that may help explain why.
Posted inNonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
The Zoo That Divided a Town
Exotic critters have gnawed the frail threads that once bound a small Ontario community.
