The merchants of Haight-Ashbury advertised a summer of free food, free lodging, and free love. What they got instead was a civic nightmare.
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Behind the Scenes of Longform Storytelling: A Reading List
These stories will give you an idea of the strength and skill that goes into creating engaging literary journalism.
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Living With a World on Fire: A Reading List
Below is a guest reading list from Daniel A. Gross, a journalist and public radio producer who lives in Boston. * * * As a teenager growing up in Southern California, I remember looking up one day and seeing a fine white powder falling from the sky. It was the middle of summer, and for […]
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The Care and Keeping of Notebooks: A Reading List
Six stories about notebooks and note-taking.
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Quotes, Unapologetic Women
Happy Birthday, Joan Didion
“I think we are well-advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be.”
Posted inBooks, Nonfiction, Reading List
Living With a World on Fire: A Reading List
Below is a guest reading list from Daniel A. Gross, a journalist and public radio producer who lives in Boston. * * * As a teenager growing up in Southern California, I remember looking up one day and seeing a fine white powder falling from the sky. It was the middle of summer, and for […]
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California Notes
Didion’s thoughts about California from when she covered the Patty Hearst trial in 1976.
Posted inArts & Culture, Story
The Hippies Who Hated the Summer of Love
The merchants of Haight-Ashbury advertised a summer of free food, free lodging, and free love. What they got instead was a civic nightmare.
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
The Care and Keeping of Notebooks: A Reading List
Six stories about notebooks and note-taking.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Below, our favorite stories of the week. Kindle users, you can also get them as a Readlist. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. * * * 1. ‘You Want A Description Of Hell?’ Oxycontin’s 12-Hour Problem Harriet Ryan, Scott Glover, Lisa Girion | Los Angeles Times | May 5, 2016 | […]
