This week, we’re sharing stories from Aaron Hamburger, William Finnegan, Cecilie Maria Kallestrup and Katrine Jo Anderson, Hannah Jane Parkinson, and Amy Westervelt.
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Looking for a Greener Death
Aquamation is more environmentally-friendly than cremation and has a growing number of supporters. So why is it mostly illegal?
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Reading List
A Genre of Myths: A Jazz Reading List
Created in New Orleans and played around the world, the music we call jazz is filled with genius, legend, and tragedy.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
How the NRA Uses Fear to Sell Guns in America
Despite its fear-mongering tactics to sell guns, the future of the NRA — and gun manufacturers in general — is in question.
Posted inBusiness, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quotes
The Healing Crystal Community Needs to Confront Its Connection to Dubious Mining Operations
Maybe healing your body and Mother Earth with crystals extracted by environmentally dubious means isn’t the best approach to healing.
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“The Leaky Vessel”: On Lewis Carroll and the Perils of Being Female
Rachel Vorona Cote on how the Victorian era’s restrictive prescriptions for acceptable female behavior pollute society to this day.
Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Quotes
Is Conservative Life Behind the ‘Orange Curtain’ at an End?
Democrats can flip Orange County, California, from red to blue, as long as they don’t mess it up.
Posted inArts & Culture
Longreads Best of 2019: Arts and Culture
We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in arts and culture.
Posted inFeature
Even the Steam Had a Shadow
“He couldn’t remember coming here, or going anywhere. He looked down at himself. With a writhe of horror, he found he couldn’t even remember getting dressed. His clothes were unfamiliar.”
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This Post Was Originally 200 Words Longer But They Weren’t Sparking Joy
“Instead of homes, we live in commodities.”
