A selection of 25 successful article-to-film adaptations that made it all the way to the box office.
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The Dangerous Beauty of Russian
“A friend had handed down a beautiful book of Daniil Kharms poems for children… One was a song about a man who went into the forest with a club and a bag, and never returned.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Blog Post, Books, Nonfiction, Reading List, Writing
8 Longreads by Will Storr on the Science of Storytelling
Eight must-read stories that investigate science, belief, and the human impulse to tell stories.
Posted inNonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature
Here Be Tigers
If thousands of Australians claim to have seen the Tasmanian Tiger in the wild, then did it really go extinct in 1936?
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Aaron Hamburger, William Finnegan, Cecilie Maria Kallestrup and Katrine Jo Anderson, Hannah Jane Parkinson, and Amy Westervelt.
Posted inFeature
Finding a Path in a Broken System
Thailand is a top destination for gender confirmation surgery. Its success is a symptom of Western failure.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Across the World in 80 Days
People are building rockets to propel themselves miles high so they can look down and confirm the disk-shaped flatness of our planet.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes
Sign O’ The Times: Paisley Park Offers A Public Tour
At Paisley Park, the most palpable feeling isn’t of Prince, it’s of loneliness.
Posted inBlog Post, Profiles & Interviews
Our Planet Still Has Secrets: Talking Tasmanian Tigers with Journalist Brooke Jarvis
Investigating the people who search for the extinct Tasmanian Tiger.
Posted inNonfiction
Longreads Best of 2019: Food Writing
We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in food writing.
