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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
We’re showcasing work by Patrick Radden Keefe, Ashlee Vance and Ellen Huet, Elizabeth Rush, Jonathon Keats, and Indrani Sen.
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During a Pandemic, Walk
“I prefer to travel on foot, close to dirt, vaulted by sky, my rhythm the rhythm of human evolution.”
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Pondering Parenthood, Meals for One, and Five Excellent Reads
“When faced with a dilemma I can’t solve, my usual strategy is to read. I order a bunch of books and immerse myself in other people’s experiences. It allows my thoughts to coalesce around a few themes; from there, I can see where I agree and where I diverge. To paraphrase Joan Didion, I read […]
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Black Hole Paradox
“I was…a specter buried in the back rooms of after-hours clubs and gambling dens, a haint hidden at the table of steak joints and shake dance spots.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
In this edition: Twin Cities resistance, psychedelic self-reinvention, guardians of the ranch, a file of fragments, and Pantone’s political white.
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Why are so Many Guys Obsessed With Master and Commander?
“20 years after its release, the mildly successful historical nautical drama has become an inescapable hit with a certain type of movie fan.”
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I Trekked an Entire European Country in Three Days
“I savored the slow struggle of orientation…until the day I’d wake up and realize I no longer felt lost.”
