My on-again, off-again love affair with Engelbert Humperdinck.
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A Childhood in Cars
How one young man cut against the grain of American masculinity and freed himself from car culture.
Dorm Living for Adults
The new Common co-living company isn’t as communal is it pretends.
Marriage Proposal Follies
After she proposes to her girlfriend, Amy Deneson rethinks what it means to wed.
Marriage Proposal Follies
After she proposes to her girlfriend, Amy Deneson rethinks what it means to wed.
Lean On
A declaration of dependence, excerpted from Briallen Hopper’s new essay collection.
Pay the Homeless
It’s time to end the pernicious myth that giving money directly to panhandlers won’t help them.
Selling Vintage Records in Tokyo
Listening to music with a Tokyo record store owner forges a deeper bond than any shared language.
Longreads Best of 2017: All of Our No. 1 Story Picks
Here’s every story that was chosen as No. 1 in our weekly Top 5 email.

