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Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

On Beauty and Disability

by Aaron Gilbreath August 8, 2019October 19, 2022

Examining the body, disability, and the damaging idea of objective beauty.

Posted inNonfiction

Best of 2021: The Stories We Missed

by Longreads December 28, 2021October 13, 2022

The pieces we didn’t get to — until now.

Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Science & Nature

The Difficult Case for Assisted Plant Migration

by Aaron Gilbreath April 22, 2019October 19, 2022

To protect them from climate change, concerned citizens are moving clones of California’s ancient sequoias to Oregon in a process known as assisted migration, but should they?

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads June 7, 2019October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Sarah Weinman, Stephen Rodrick, Bianca Giaever, James Ross Gardner, and Megan Pugh.

Longreads' picks for the best personal essays of 2021
Posted inEssays & Criticism

Best of 2021: Personal Essays

by Longreads December 7, 2021October 13, 2022

The personal essays that we can’t stop thinking about.

Posted inBusiness & Tech, Culture, Nonfiction, Reading List, Story, Technology

Death of Writing, Writing of Death: A Reading List on Artificial Intelligence and Language

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands September 21, 2021October 19, 2022

Five longreads on artificial intelligence and a future filled with machine-written prose.

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature

The Problem with Nature Writing

by Aaron Gilbreath February 27, 2019October 19, 2022

The sprawling Los Angeles Metropolitan Area is the best place in America to reassess the way we write and think about the natural world.

Posted inCurrent Events, Highlight, Quotes

We Could Fell a Redwood Forest With This Anger

by michelleweber November 14, 2018October 19, 2022

Sometimes, the only way to vent your rage so you can be a useful member of society is with an axe.

Posted inArts & Culture, Feature, Featured, Nonfiction, Story

Where Have All the Music Magazines Gone?

by Aaron Gilbreath December 27, 2018October 19, 2022

Inside music journalism post-2008 recession, and how media consumption in the 21st century offers a road map for the continuation of the once-robust medium.

Rembrandt’s "Self-Portrait with Velvet Beret, 1634."
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads March 1, 2019October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Russell Shorto, Casey Newton, T Kira Madden, Molly Jong Fast, and Jenny Price.

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