How a terrified mother tried — and failed — to be a walking-talking public service announcement.
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Life on the Oil Frontier
What it was like living in one of America’s most patriarchal societies.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women
A Woman’s Work: The Art of the Day Job
Carolita Johnson looks back on the many ways she’s tried to juggle work with her *work.*
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
A Woman’s Work: The Art of the Day Job
Carolita Johnson looks back on the many ways she’s tried to juggle work with her *work.*
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story
Fruitland
Privately made records enjoy a cult following among collectors, but few are as legendary as Donnie and Joe Emerson’s 1979 LP Dreamin’ Wild.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction
How Lobbyists Normalized the Use of Chemical Weapons on American Civilians
Or, how we learned to stop worrying and love the gas.
Posted inBooks, History, Nonfiction, Story
Oregon’s Racist Past
Starting in the mid-19th century, and extending through the mid-20th century, Oregon was arguably the most racist place outside the southern states, possibly even of all the states.
Posted inArts & Culture
Longreads Best of 2017: Arts & Culture Writing
We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in arts and culture writing.
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Mark Zuckerberg Would Like the Authority to Rule, Please
The Facebook CEO is in control of his company. He could just use a little more confidence.
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Convenience Store Woman
If the convenience store and Japanese society are so similar, why can Keiko Furukura function in one and not the other?
