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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re highlighting stories by Meagan Gillmore, Teju Cole, Maureen Ryan, Katie Baker, and Imogen West-Knights.
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The Confessions of a Conscious Rap Fan
Mychal Denzel Smith’s musical upbringing sounds a lot like mine: copious amounts of hip-hop that was deemed “underground,” “backpack,” or (perhaps most conspicuously brandished) “conscious.” Elitism disguised as authenticity. Yet, with the recent returns of Black Star and Kendrick Lamar, Smith found himself unmoved — and in this crystalline essay, he unpacks exactly why. The […]
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The Ghosts of Antarctica Will Haunt the End of the World
“As climate change threatens to upend the icy kingdom, we’re writing ghost stories in real time.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, our editors recommend stories by Naomi Gordon-Loebl, Jean Guerrero, Ben Goldfarb, Dan Kois, and Reeves Wiedeman.
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Open to the Outlandish: A Conversation with Rebecca Renner
Brendan O’Meara talks to author and journalist Rebecca Renner about getting the first draft down, the importance of a strong editor, and how a story evolves from pitch to publication.
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Alone, But Not Lonely: A Reading List on Being Single
Six stories about making a life of one’s own.
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From Identity to Inspiration: A Reading List on Why We Run
Six thoughtful reads on why writers run.
