“The show captures disastrous custard-making, quintessentially British faux-modesty, and the blistering hubris of bakers—including me.”
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The Race to Make the Greatest Christmas Ad
“How British retailers became obsessed with winning the nation’s hearts.”
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Speaking for the Dead
A New York Times veteran considers the art of the obituary and how words give shape to legacies.
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The Longreads Questionnaire, Featuring Kimon de Greef
The Ego Trip author on the sea, the pull of South Africa, and how his ecology background shapes the stories he tells.
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The Store Is Always Open
“The brightness is the same at 8 in the morning and 11 at night.”
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The Price of Remission
“When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked even me.”
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The Nuns Trying to Save the Women on Texas’s Death Row
“Sisters from a convent outside Waco have repeatedly visited the prisoners—and even made them affiliates of their order. The story of a powerful spiritual alliance.”
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The Longreads Questionnaire, Featuring Jon Ronson
The author of The Castle likes his music in a time capsule and silence in his home—but definitely not in his stories.
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A Top 5 to Tune In To
Our Top 5 Longreads of the Week: War stories, new colors, and the joy in getting hands on in art and gardening.
