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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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The Train Wrecked in Slow Motion
“But so far, we had cleared all the hurdles, my baby and I.”
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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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A Trip to Twin Peaks and the Week’s Top 5
“I’d taken for granted how strange his work is—in the defiantly non-naturalistic performances he elicits from his actors and the surreal sheen of his stories and characters—until I started trying to explain the plot of Twin Peaks to Riley on our drive to Washington.” This week, we pay homage to director David Lynch, with Katherine […]
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A Murder in Berlin
Crows become familiars for a writer living on the surface of a changing city.
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Cairo Song
“I could no longer bear to live within a system that is actively rigged against people, against life, against human flourishing.”
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A Soundtrack for Longing, What Museums Reveal, and Our Top 5
“I most love a city I can describe to you by sound or song. Landmarks created via sonic moments, rather than the fleeting nature of architecture.” —Hanif Abdurraqib Welcome to the weekend! I want to thank all the readers who have recently signed up for a Longreads membership. Members will continue to receive this Top […]
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Notes from Grief Camp
“Every summer, more than a hundred kids spend a weekend at Camp Erin swimming and canoeing. They also learn to deal with death.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
In this edition: ICE fighter, tectonic researcher, prairie preserver, regal grandmother, wild timekeeper.
