“Though the embryo was only seven weeks old, I loved it. I loved it and wanted it, and its life ended.”
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Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Wendy C. Ortiz, Mary South, Jeremiah Moss, Nora Caplan-Bricker, and Samanth Subramanian.
Posted inCurrent Events, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
‘This Thing Grinds You Like a Mortar’: How Jessica Lustig is Fighting Coronavirus
‘“You shouldn’t stay here,” he says, but he gets more frightened as night comes, dreading the long hours of fever and soaking sweats and shivering and terrible aches.’
Posted inNonfiction
Longreads Best of 2019: All of Our No. 1 Story Picks
Our top picks of the year, all in one place.
Posted inArts & Culture, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature
The Stories of Notre Dame, as Told by Timber and Limestone
‘“Notre Dame will come out of this experience enriched,” she says. “And so will we.”’
Posted inBlog Post, Crime, Nonfiction, Reading List
15 True Crime Longreads and the Questions We Should Ask Ourselves When Reading Them
By bringing new dimensions to an unjust process, a well-told story has the power to impact some of our most flawed systems.
Posted inStory
A Lover’s Blues: The Unforgettable Voice of Margie Hendrix
Remembering the woman who outsang Ray Charles.
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Elizabeth Van Brocklin, Brian Merchant, Christine Fennessy, Peter Schjeldahl, and Gabriella Paiella.
Posted inCommentary, Current Events, Discussions, Podcasts
Editor’s Roundtable: Climate of the Future, Music of the Past
Longreads editors discuss stories in Miami New Times, The New Yorker, 5280 Magazine, and The Believer.
Posted inCommentary, Current Events, Discussions, Podcasts
OK Listener, We’ll Talk About OK Boomer
Longreads editors chat with Internet culture reporter Taylor Lorenz about ok boomer, TikTok, patriotism, and more.
