Grace Linden considers repatriation to Austria — a place she has never lived.
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The Scalp from Sand Creek
In 1864, United States soldiers murdered 200 Cheyenne and Arapaho families in a small village, and they pilfered their remains as trophies. Museums and private collectors finally returned what material they had to the tribes. The questions now are: does repatriation help First Nations heal? And what else can be done?
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women
We’re Not Done Here
How the MeToo movement became a feminist sexual revolution.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
We’re Not Done Here
How the MeToo movement became a feminist sexual revolution.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
Assertiveness Training
Susan Sheu considers her estrangement from her conservative mom, who tried to teach her to stand up and be heard in a male-dominated world — but not to be too unladylike about it.
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How Korea Got Cool
As tensions rise between North Korea and the United States, one British journalist’s books offer a look at neighboring South Korea across the scope of nearly 40 years, and show the country’s meteoric rise from third world economy to one of the most vigorous, proudest, coolest nations on earth.
Posted inNonfiction, Story
Here at the End of All Things
On losing oneself in the geography of fantasy worlds, from Middle Earth to Westeros.
Posted inAudio, Fiction, Highlight, Podcasts, Profiles & Interviews, Story, Writing
The Truth About Writing Fiction From Your Life
A conversation about writing novels that have roots in reality.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Story
In 1971, the People Didn’t Just March on Washington — They Shut It Down
The most influential large-scale political action of the ’60s was actually in 1971, and you’ve never heard of it. It was called the Mayday action, and it provides invaluable lessons for today.
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Longreads Best of 2017: Profile Writing
We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in profile writing.
