Bands like L7 and Heavens to Betsy were instrumental to the birth of the grunge scene, but for decades were treated like novelties and sex objects. Thirty years later, it’s time to reassess their legacy.
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Calling All Writers: Pitch Us Your Reading Lists
Got a great idea for a reading list? Pitch us.
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Announcing the 2021 Longreads Member Drive
Help fund the best stories on the web! As always, 100% of reader contributions funds work from writers, photographers, and illustrators from all around the world.
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Relentless Toil: A Reading List About Filipino Laborers
The sacrifices of Filipino workers at home and abroad are enormous.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Jill McCabe Johnson, Stacey Anderson, Megan Pillow, Barry Blanchard, and Elizabeth Rush.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Paula Lavigne and Tom Junod, Lex Pryor, Sarah Treleaven, Zack Graham, and Laura Jedeed.
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The 19th-Century Hipster Who Pioneered Modern Sportswriting
More than a century before GoPro, Thomas Stevens’ around-the-world bike ride vaulted first-person “sports porn” into the mainstream.
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There She Goes: A Reading List on Women Adventurers
The women you’ll find on top of the world.
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’Tis the Season to Kill the Dead-Mom Holiday Movie Trope
How many more women will festive filmmakers dispatch?
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The Expanding Table: Honoring Palestinian Culinary Tradition in Arkansas
For one baker and educator in Northwest Arkansas, food is a connection to her family’s roots in Gaza—and an essential way to share the stories of their culture.
