“Even children with treatable issues—perhaps they were cross-eyed or anemic, or had a cleft lip—were classified as ‘unsalvageable.'”
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By All Measures
Our problems are too vast, our distance from them too great. How do we navigate our derangement of scale?
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Mstyslav Chernov, Deborah Cohen, Marina Benjamin, Johanna Hoffman, and Gabriella Paiella.
Posted inArts & Culture, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
Rosanne Cash: Living Between the Notes On Stage
“It turns out that when I’m performing, I have only half the available light; the audience has the other half.”
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What Is a Body For?
One desire felt like it would make me more of who I already was, and the other would unmake me entirely.
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Barton Gellman, Latria Graham, Teju Cole, Samuel Ashworth, and Shanna Baker.
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Longreads Best of 2021: All of Our No. 1 Story Picks
Here’s every story that was chosen as No. 1 in our weekly Top 5 email.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Adam Serwer, Alexandra Marvar, Timothy Snyder, Gaby Del Valle, and Sulaiman Addonia.
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Christmas on the Moon
Baby, it’s cold outside! Especially when you spend the holidays in a tent full of explosives.
