Our 10 most-read Longreads essays of 2025.
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The Noblest of Things
“The next day, I opened the hive and there were no bees.’
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Was It Worth It?
“I didn’t think about those nachos even once. I had never experienced anything like it. Is this, I asked my friends, how it feels to be normal?”
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The Age of Dinosaurs
“Ruminating on extinction, under the slanted tutelage of my child, felt like a responsible thing to do.”
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The Star Essay
“…a writer strives to constellate, to make sense of seemingly disparate and unrelated notes or events.”
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Thank You for Finding Me
As a teenager, I met a stranger who changed the course of my life. Twenty years later, I went looking for him.
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A Year in Reading: Inward Journeys
Navigating a world in flux demands some understanding of who you really are, and some of my favorite pieces from this year speak to that need.
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The Hypercurious Mind
“ADHD isn’t merely a dysfunction. It’s best understood as an impulsive motivational drive for novel information.”
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Dimes, Dunks, and Devotion: A Basketball Reading List
Seven essays that go beyond the box score.
