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The Great British Reading List
A reading list on the weird and wonderful culture of Great Britain.
Posted inFeature
“I Had to Face the Blues Every Day”
Soul and gospel singer Candi Staton let no hardship stand in the way of her voice, one that helped define the music of her generation.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
A Close Look at the Thing We Call ‘Celebrity’
Why do we care about famous people?
Posted inArts & Culture, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
The World’s Tallest Dwarf
Late capitalism gets an antihero show.
Posted inNonfiction
‘This Wasn’t His First Time’
A kidnapping deemed a hoax, the newbie detective who cracked the case, and the Harvard-trained lawyer whose mental unraveling set the whole story in motion.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Behind the Scenes at Rotten Tomatoes
Despite certain criticisms people lobby against the film and TV rating website, one thing Rotten Tomatoes does well is help you get away from its website and get you in front of a good movie as quickly as possible.
Posted inEditor's Pick
‘The Hills’ Made Reality TV What It Is. Now It’s Back.
Catch up with Brody, Heidi, and (most of) the rest — plus, somehow, Mischa Barton?
Posted inNonfiction
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 inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Maria Elena Fernandez, Jake Bittle, Eva Holland, Naz Riahi, and Terra Fondriest.
