Highly public pressure campaigns against telephone companies were the crux of early LGBTQ activism.
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Can Love Sparked at Burning Man Last in Everyday Life?
While grieving her brother’s suicide, Maria Finn went to Burning Man and fell in love. Afterward, she learned why festival regulars caution against making big decisions or commitments until at least three months back into “default life.”
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Porambo
This is simply an astonishing tale of Ron Porambo, a veteran reporter who rose to fame detailing abuses by the police during the 1967 Newark riot. Though Porambo’s resulting book brought prestige, it didn’t bring the awards he believed it deserved, so he turned to the avenue he thought would help achieve that balance he […]
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Jennifer Gonnerman, Evan Allen, Britni de la Cretaz, Jen Banbury, and Gordon Edgar.
Posted inNonfiction
Longreads Best of 2018: Food Writing
We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in food writing.
Posted inBundyville The Remnant, Crime, Culture, Current Events, investigations, Nonfiction, Story
Bundyville: The Remnant, Chapter Four: The Preacher and the Politician
If America collapses, some see that as an opportunity to reboot society. They say they have God on their side.
Posted inArts & Culture, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Shelved: Tupac and MC Hammer’s Promising Collaboration
Sometimes the most fertile creative relationships are the most unlikely.
Posted inFood, Nonfiction, Quotes
Cheese and Macaroni Do Not a Mac and Cheese Make
On the complex history and triumphant ubiquity of America’s most comforting staple.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
Cowards and Accomplices
In light of her own family’s experience during the Holocaust, Judith Hertog considers her ethical responsibilities in today’s world.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Cowards and Accomplices
In light of her own family’s experience during the Holocaust, Judith Hertog considers her ethical responsibilities in today’s world.
