A found list is a rare analog window into someone else’s needs—an accidental autobiography, a blank space to be filled with one’s imagination.
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An American Education: Notes from UATX
“Inside the ‘Forbidden Courses’ at the billionaire-backed University of Austin, the campus of the ‘anti woke’ commentariat.”
Friction: A Reading List on Why Inconvenience Can Be Meaningful
Five stories that explore the risks and rewards of life’s little hurdles.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we feature stories from Gordy Megroz, Max Blau and Zaydee Sanchez, Brendan I. Koerner, Lora Eli Smith, and Pat Cassels.
The Longreads Questionnaire, Featuring Maria Popova
The creator of The Marginalian and author of the new book Traversal responds to 25 questions on writing, reading, and creativity.
Planet TikTok
“The app’s young user base, fragmented content, and amped-up algorithm helped it spread around the world. If the US bans it, what would be lost?”
Finding Jordan Neely
“He had places he belonged and people looking out for him. How did he end up dying, alone, at the hands of a stranger?”
Embracing Envinylmentalism
A look at the environmental cost of the booming vinyl record industry.
Ian MacKaye’s Worn-Out Sneakers
Work-ethic wisdom from Fugazi and Ibram X. Kendi.
A Lifelong Apprenticeship
When it comes to her career, Rachel Hartigan is figuring it out as she goes along.


