When the pop singer went avant garde, he traded narrative meaning for emotional truth to explore those things that lay beyond language.
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Longreads Best of 2018: Essays
We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in essays.
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The Year of the Cat
Elisabeth Donnelly looks back at a relationship with a wily cat during a lonely time in upstate New York.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Culture, Editor's Pick, Essays & Criticism
Partners in Crime: The Life, Loves & Nuyorican Noir of Jerry Rodriguez
Michael Gonzales remembers a real friendship and the makings of a brutal crime novel.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Culture, Essays & Criticism, Story
Partners in Crime: The Life, Loves & Nuyorican Noir of Jerry Rodriguez
Michael Gonzales remembers a real friendship and the makings of a brutal crime novel.
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My Unsexual Revolution
Diane Shipley confronts her history of sexual dysfunction and wonders who decides what ‘normal’ is, anyway.
Posted inNonfiction
Dispatch from Puerto Nowhere
Robert Lopez examines what it means to be an assimilated American from Puerto Rico, and what was gained and lost in the process.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Mark Arax, David Grann, Stephanie Nolen, Eleanor Cummins, and David Marchese.
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A Tech Pioneer’s Final, Unexpected Act
When virtuoso violinist and tech worker Eric Sun got diagnosed with brain cancer, he turned his attention from making money for Facebook to making music for himself.
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A Reading List to Celebrate World Breast Pumping Day
Here’s a reading list to celebrate World Breast Pumping Day on January 27.
