“Even more importantly, Salazar believed in Thomas as a man—a good man.”
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Monks in Jersey
“Two cars full of supplies and people for a weekend of living more with less.”
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The American Novel Has a Major Problem With Fat People
“Why does fiction do such a bad job of portraying fat characters?”
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Our Year in Reading and the Week’s Top 5
Every story changes our mind in some small way. They’re already in implicit conversation with one another, and our “Year in Reading” series acknowledges that.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
In this edition: Bear bones, outstanding Outkast, Brightline’s brutality, lasting lunches, ruin ruminations, and more.
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Absolute Darkness
“An unusual experience started me thinking even more closely about degrees of darkness, the nature of darkness, and darkness as a physical thing.”
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The Silence Is the Loudest Part of ‘Renaissance: A Film’
“More than anything, ‘Renaissance’ is a testament that Beyoncé is a brand that stands for absolutely nothing beyond its own greatness.”
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A Mother’s Exchange for Her Daughter’s Future
“Two lives bound into one story by immigration and illness.”
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Scrabble, Anonymous
“Somehow, doing it with other people took the stain away, made it feel fun instead of abject.”
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In France, a Swimming Pool With a Story
“It felt enough to just hold on to the truth.”
