A nation skilled in exploiting tax loopholes aims to be the first to make money from asteroid mining.
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Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Highlight, Quotes
The Trans Parent Whose Journey Inspired a Television Show
Her father’s gender transition was the impetus behind Jill Soloway’s show.
Posted inStory, Uncategorized
Free Solo
On the return of ‘Veronica Mars’ and the power of the solitary woman.
Posted inHistory, Quotes
Oral History Project Grounds Story of Monticello in the Lives of the Enslaved
“Monticello was a Black space. People of African descent shaped the entire landscape: how the food tasted, what the place sounded and felt like.”
Posted inNonfiction
Longreads Best of 2018: Food Writing
We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in food writing.
Posted inNonfiction
The Story of Country Music’s Great Songwriting Duo
Before they released “Wichita Lineman,” the greatest unfinished song of all time, Glen Campbell and Jimmy Webb lived surprisingly parallel lives.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Talk Like an Egyptian
Cary Barbor traverses language, culture, and class to connect with her new family.
Posted inCurrent Events, Science & Nature, Story
A View of the Bay
A family’s losses after Hurricane Sandy didn’t come in the usual order or with the usual speed.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Ben Blum, Reeves Wiedeman, Mizuho Aoki, Amy Wright, and Sarah Scoles.
Posted inBooks, Fiction, History, Profiles & Interviews, Story
‘By Choice, and Not By Choice…Time Is Going To Change You.’
Nina MacLaughlin discusses her retelling of Ovid’s Metamorphoses. “[In] my very vague high school memories…there was no discussion of the fact that this book is just rape after rape after rape.”
