Despite fickle conditions, Ireland offers powerful waves on empty beaches, if you come at the right time.
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Posted inNonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature
Brazil’s Roads to Destruction
Every year, vehicles on Brazil’s ever-expending road network hit over 400 million Brazilian animals, causing series declines in some species — and Brazil isn’t the only country expanding its infrastructure.
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Jessica Lustig, Ed Yong, Leslie Jamison, Rosa Lyster, and Geoff Edgers.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction, Story
Searching for the Mountaintop in Upstate New York
A family confronts its racial past along the Appalachian Trail.
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Best of 2022: All of our No. 5 Story Picks
All the stories we’ve selected as number five in our weekly Top 5 newsletter.
Posted inCommentary, Current Events, Discussions, Podcasts, Reading List
Less Work, More Friends, No Consequences
Workaholics burn the midnight oil, while the rich and powerful fail up.
Posted inCulture, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
Working To Live Often Means Giving Up Your Life
You can’t have work-life balance when work dictates the balance.
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Switch at Birth — But How?
Two women gave birth on the same day in a place called Come By Chance. Half a century later, their children made a shocking discovery.
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Longreads Best of 2020: Writing on COVID-19
Our top story picks in COVID-19 reporting this year.
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Editor’s Roundtable: Antidotes to Loneliness (Podcast)
Longreads editors discuss stories in The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, and a collaboration between Texas Monthly and The Texas Tribune.
