Russian-born journalist Keith Gessen breaks down seven theories about Vladimir Putin that have gained traction as a result of a diversion that’s become popular with Americans in the Trump era: Putinology.
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Great Reviews Of Movies I Have Never Seen: A Reading List
Sometimes, the review is better than the film it reviews.
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The Haväng Dolmen
A trip to a Swedish stone-age burial site gives an archaeologist too close a look at death.
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When Zora and Langston Took a Road Trip
In 1927, Zora Neale Hurston gave Langston Hughes a lift to Tuskegee in her Nash coupe, nicknamed “Sassy Susie.” It was one of most fortuitous hangouts in literary history.
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Self Portrait as a Human Interest Story
Reflecting on the adversities and victories of her youth, Emi Nietfeld interrogates how narratives of resilience minimize suffering.
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An Interview with Sarah Smarsh, Author of ‘Heartland’
The author of “Heartland,” a National Book Award longlisted memoir about growing up poor in rural America, gives her views on politics, identity, and cultural appropriation.
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Tar Bubbles
Melissa Matthewson remembers the flights of fancy that kept her company as a young girl, and bears witness to her daughter’s.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories by Sam Knight, Rick Perlstein, Ijeoma Oluo, Keziah Weir, and George Saunders.
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Stand Up For Transgender Equality: A Reading List
I was in the lobby of a theater in Washington, D.C. when I saw the first of the tweets about the Trump administration’s decision to stymie protections for transgender students on the federal level. It wasn’t until the play ended and I was on the Metro home that I had cell service; I began to piece together […]
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Clocking Out
Can we imagine an economy built for free time?
