Our favorite stories of the week, featuring, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, California Sunday, The Guardian, and The Atlantic.
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Naked and Unafraid: A Reading List About Nudity
Here are five stories about the sociopolitics of stripping down.
Longreads Best of 2016: Crime Reporting
We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in crime reporting.
What Comes Next: Confronting a Post-Election America
This week’s reading list is dedicated to marginalized voices. Some of these stories were written in the wake of this year’s election; others came before.
Naked and Unafraid: A Reading List About Nudity
Here are five stories about the sociopolitics of stripping down.
What Comes Next: Confronting a Post-Election America
This week’s reading list is dedicated to marginalized voices. Some of these stories were written in the wake of this year’s election; others came before.
City on a Hill
A dementia patient’s daughter begins to question her own grasp on reality.
End the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
It’s an embarrassment to journalism.
Place Your Bets: Six Stories About Gambling
Six stories about bets, luck, and playing the odds.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Caitlin Dickerson, Aaron Edwards, Alice Su, Jia Tolentino, and James Somers.

