The first page was blank. On the second page, in an almost illegible calligraphic script, was written “Manifesto for a House in the Sky.”
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You Don’t Own Me
Some fans prefer small club shows, others like arena rock shows, but do we care what the bands prefer?
Posted inReading List
Home Again, Home Again: A Reading List
Eight stories that explore the theme, “home.”
Posted inNonfiction
Longreads Best of 2016: Business & Tech Reporting
We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in business and tech reporting.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction
The First Time I Moved to New York
The fantasies Alexander Chee had of New York before he moved there didn’t fully prepare him for what it was like to love the city.
Posted inBooks, Sports, Story
Ancestor Work In Street Basketball
The basketball court is a place where young black men feel comfortable mourning death, but are there crucial elements missing from their grieving practices?
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story
The Laws of the Awards Podium Protest
Stars are increasingly using Hollywood awards podiums as sites of protest, but few of them are men, and even fewer are white men.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Chimayó
Esmé Weijun Wang discovers a new interpretation of faith while on two kindred pilgrimages: one to find an accurate medical diagnosis, one to a sacred site in New Mexico.
Posted inArts & Culture, Profiles & Interviews, Story
Shooting For Truth
Adam Skolnick visits director Chris Weitz on the set of his new film, Operation Finale.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Story
Raised by Hip-Hop
In hip-hop and skateboarding, one young man finds an outlet for his aggression.
