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‘Little Grandpa’ and The List
When her grandfather died, Abigail Rasminsky learned about a part of his life she’d known nothing about.
Posted inBlog Post
Jeff Bezos: Hero or Villain?
Is the man behind Amazon a benevolent benefactor or a manipulative monopolist?
Posted inReading List
I Believe Her: A Reading List
Eight pieces about women fighting to be seen and heard.
Posted inBooks, Essays & Criticism, Story
What Ever Happened To the Truth?
Michiko Kakutani is interested in how the distinction between fact and fiction has blurred — and how this makes us all complicit.
Posted inArts & Culture, Commentary, Current Events
Michael, Aretha, Beyoncé, and the Black Press
The Black press has always been where Black artists could have their work spoken about with integrity.
Posted inTop 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Libby Copeland, Patrick Blanchfield, Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Cory Taylor, and Tabitha Blankenbiller.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
In My Own Voice, Redefining Success and Failure
Lauren DePino looks back at her ambitions as a singer, and re-evaluates the rejections she once allowed to define her.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
In My Own Voice, Redefining Success and Failure
Lauren DePino looks back at her ambitions as a singer, and re-evaluates the rejections she once allowed to define her.
Posted inCrime, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
‘I Saw My Countrymen Marched Out of Tacoma’
It started in Eureka, then it spread. Up and down the Pacific Coast, white mobs turned on Chinese-Americans.
