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Hope in the Heartland and the Week’s Top 5
“She didn’t tell her customers that, the day before, when she was cutting parsley for an herb and cheese focaccia, she had to pause to stop tears from falling into the parsley. How the half-cut stems and greens transported her to a kitchen in Gaza City’s al-Rimal neighborhood, nearly 10 years before, when her grandmother […]
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Suspended Falling: A Reading List on Walking
After seven million years of evolution, walking feels as natural as breathing. But as our environments evolve, so do our ways of walking through them.
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Best of 2022: All of our No. 5 Story Picks
All the stories we’ve selected as number five in our weekly Top 5 newsletter.
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Letter from Manhattan 2

On trying to be a “world citizen”—and how expat life rarely delivers on its promises.
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The Soundtrack of Our Lives: A Reading List on Pop ConcertsÂ
It’s been a huge year for live music, so let’s take a tour.
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Editor’s Roundtable: Manufactured to Go Viral (Podcast)
Longreads editors discuss stories in Pacific Standard, The Paris Review, and Topic.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Brett Forrest, Lizzie Presser, Ahmet Altan, Lisa Miller, and James K. Williamson.
