Editors and writers discuss the ways David Foster Wallace’s work influenced them and what it was like to work with him.
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Volkswagen and ‘the Normalization of Deviance’
In The Atlantic, Jerry Useem looks at historic precedents in other large organizations such as Johnson & Johnson, Ford and NASA to explore Volkswagen’s expensive mistake and the corporate climate that led to it.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes
The New Face of Military Recruitment
The Army is working to increase the number of enlistments, and eliminate unethical recruiting practices.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Our favorite stories of the week, featuring, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, California Sunday, The Guardian, and The Atlantic.
Posted inBlog Post, Uncategorized
The ‘Anti-Helicopter Parent’ Is Just as Insufferable as the Helicopter Parent
But by trying to Make Childhood Great Again, this parent misses a critical point about why kids are overscheduled.
Posted inCurrent Events, Reading List, Story
The Best Longreads From Trump’s First 100 Days
After an exhausting first few weeks, the media dug in for the long fight ahead.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Our favorite stories of the week, featuring, Outside, The Atlantic, Harper’s, Stanford Medicine, and The Walrus.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction
Pills and Thrills and Daffodils
Years before Prince died of an overdose, his music provided a lifeline for Eva Tenuto.
Posted inBooks, Story
Late in Life, Thoreau Became a Serious Darwinist
But he died before he could finish his book on natural history. As Emerson put it, Thoreau “depart[ed] out of Nature before… he has been really shown to his peers for what he is.”
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction
My Mongolian Spot
An ephemeral birthmark is a rare gift, connecting me to generations spanning the centuries.
