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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Gabriel Thompson, Tim Murphy, Deborah Netburn, Tove Danovich, and Sirin Kale.
Bending the Straight Line of Queer History
Recent novels by Alan Hollinghurst, John Boyne, and Tim Murphy experiment with the idea of progress over time.
What I Learned About Love While Getting High
Veteran HIV/AIDS reporter and Christodora author Tim Murphy’s devastating recollection of a drug addled love affair he had with an older gay couple in the wake of 9/11.
Blackstars
Michael Gonzales reflects on the deaths of a dear friend, and a bookworm he idolized: David Bowie.
Blackstars
Michael Gonzales reflects on the deaths of a dear friend, and a bookworm he idolized: David Bowie.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Our top stories of the week, as chosen by the editors at Longreads.
This Land Should Be Your Land: A National Parks Reading List
Underneath the beautiful surface of federal lands are stories of danger, harassment, and billionaire privilege.
An Oral History of Detroit Punk Rock
In Detroit’s empty buildings and troubled streets, restless kids squatted, ran punk clubs, pressed their own records, and made their own magazine. They mostly stayed out of trouble.
Exploring the social etiquette of Couchsurfing.org—and how its rapid growth is challenging the community’s expectations of safety and mutual respect: Orange Acres takes all kinds, provided you follow a few simple rules: • No alcoholics, crackheads, or members of the Sierra Club, Greenpeace, or PETA • ‘[O]n the subject of hippies and rainbow people,’ please […]

