In Arctic Siberia, Russian scientists are trying to stave off catastrophic climate change—by resurrecting an Ice Age biome complete with lab-grown woolly mammoths.
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On Happiness: A Reading List
A reading list on happiness to celebrate March 20—or International Day of Happiness.
Posted inBooks, Profiles & Interviews, Story
An Interview with Sarah Smarsh, Author of ‘Heartland’
The author of “Heartland,” a National Book Award longlisted memoir about growing up poor in rural America, gives her views on politics, identity, and cultural appropriation.
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Longreads Best of 2017: Political Writing
We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in political writing.
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America’s Great Divergence
A growing earnings gap between those with a college education and those without is creating economic and cultural rifts throughout the country.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Writing
Letters from Trenton
While striving to become a travel writer in the years after Watergate, Thomas Swick discovered that although writing for a newspaper was educational, there was more to be learned through romance with a foreigner.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Writing
Letters from Trenton
While striving to become a travel writer in the years after Watergate, Thomas Swick discovered that although writing for a newspaper was educational, there was more to be learned through romance with a foreigner.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Fifty Shades of Dreck (or, Save Two Hours and Read This Spoiler-Filled Review)
Christopher Orr, film critic for The Atlantic, watched Fifty Shades Darker — the second film in the series based on the super popular Fifty Shades of Gray books — so that you don’t have to.
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‘Emerging’ as a Writer — After 40
Jenny Bhatt recalls the rites of passage that led to her shift in identity from corporate executive to woman writer of color.
Posted inArts & Culture, Profiles & Interviews, Quotes
Things People Don’t Want Their Kids to Do
Some parents don’t want their kids to know how much money they have. They also don’t want their kids to become opera singers.
