While my uncle was dying from a rare cancer, he found solace in a hotel whose staff became a surrogate family.
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Queens of Infamy: Boudicca
If you underestimate a woman determined to avenge violence against her daughters, prepare yourself to get sacked. On repeat.
The Women Who Built Grunge
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.
The Power of a Judith Krantz Sex Scene
A ‘90s romance novel offers a glimpse of queer possibility and illuminates the complications of writing about queer love.
Longreads Best of 2020: Writing on COVID-19
Our top story picks in COVID-19 reporting this year.
How the U.S. Systematically Puts Black Farmers Out of Business
How America stacks the deck against black farmers.
Longreads Best of 2019: Music Writing
We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in music writing.
This Month in Books: The Decameron Is Online
We can all quarantine alone, together, in one big villa in the cloud.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Peter DeMarco, Tiffany Kary and Christopher Cannon, Rebecca Solnit, Will Bostwick, and Rosecrans Baldwin.

