On “being a woman in a place where women could be in demand as much as the oil”
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Can Time Inc. Save Itself By Becoming the Next Facebook?
When [Joe] Ripp first discussed taking the CEO job with Bewkes, he said that Time Inc. needed to stop thinking of itself as a magazine company. But what exactly Time Inc. will become depends on who is talking. Ripp tells me it will be a significant player in video. (The company has backed the online […]
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Revolutions and the Public Square
Ukraine is the size of Texas, but for the last three months its burgeoning protest movement has largely crowded into the space of 10 city blocks. The name for the movement itself, Euromaidan, is a neologism fusing the prefixeuro, a nod to the opposition’s desire to move closer to the EU and away from Russia, with the Ukrainian (and originally […]
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Here's One Way to Ace a Public School's Standardized Test
When a problem exists in Philadelphia schools, it generally exists in other large urban schools across the nation. One of those problems—shared by districts in New York, D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles, and other major cities—is that many schools don’t have enough money to buy books. The School District of Philadelphia recently tweeted a photo of […]
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Dating in the 21st Century: A Reading List
This week’s picks from Emily include stories from GQ, The Toast, Infinite Scroll, and The Atlantic.
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Buried Alive in a Grain Silo
Grain-bin accidents have become a consequence of our massive corn consumption.
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Longreads Best of 2014: Essay Writing
We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in specific categories. Here, the best in essay writing.
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An Untamed State: The Opening Chapters from Roxane Gay’s New Novel
Roxane Gay’s new novel, An Untamed State, is out this week, and we’re excited to present the opening chapters with the Longreads community. Our thanks to Gay and Grove Atlantic for sharing it here.
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The History of the Future: A Reading List
A new technology reading list by Daniel A. Gross, featuring Wired, The Atlantic and Esquire.
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The Business of Books: A Reading List
This week’s picks from Emily includes stories from The Atlantic, Vulture, The Rumpus, and Slate.
