These are the stories I couldn’t stop thinking about—the ones that ask us to sit with darkness and still find reasons to keep going.
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A Tale of Two Kebabs
“The galouti kebab from a cool new NYC restaurant could never measure up to the one I ate in my father’s hometown. But maybe that’s not the point.”
Posted inEssays & Criticism
Best of 2021: Personal Essays
The personal essays that we can’t stop thinking about.
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Worth the Weight?
“Every loss creates an irreplaceable void. The fabric of a community is altered forever.”
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Our Haunted Apartment in Montreal
“Twenty years on, the author reflects on being trapped in a vortex of dark energy.”
Posted inTop 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
In this edition: Lost soul, copy that, missing beats, muzzled watchdogs, and a ramblin’ man.
Posted inCuration
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Featuring stories from Josh Dzieza, Mark Krotov, Wendy Brenner, Paul Brown, and Andrew Normal Wilson.
Posted inEssays & Criticism
All True At Once
You made a fool of the words “feminine” and “masculine” — you were neither, you were both.
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The Kid Stays in the Picture
“Max Lowe made a big splash in 2021 with ‘Torn,’ a documentary about the death of his famous father, alpinist Alex Lowe, and how it shook and shaped his family.”
