Writer Jonny Auping tracks down people he’s wronged in the past to say he’s sorry.
Search results
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
The Swan (Mascot) that Would Not Be Tamed
The story of a football team’s mascot, the man inside the costume, and the town that rallied around its local hero.
Posted inFood, Nonfiction, Quotes
‘Hotchickenfrication’: One Fowl Enterprise
The origin story of Prince’s Hot Chicken, and how imitators are polluting this spicy comfort food.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
The Hole in My Soul
Sara Eckel surprised her agnostic parents by becoming a born-again Christian at age 10. It was the first of many attempts to believe.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
The Hole in My Soul
Sara Eckel surprised her agnostic parents by becoming a born-again Christian at age 10. It was the first of many attempts to believe.
Posted inBlog Post, Current Events, Nonfiction
The Collected Crimes of Sheriff Joe Arpaio
The president chose to pardon an extremely bad man before providing aid to Texas.
Posted inNonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women
The Wheel, the Woman, and the Human Body
How the newly evolved bicycle helped liberate women and modernize America’s concept of fitness.
Posted inFood, Nonfiction, Quotes
If Clean Food Is for Everyone, Why Are Its Gurus All Young, Pretty Women?
How gendered marketing tropes continue to fuel the latest lifestyle fads.
Posted inReading List
Longreads Best of 2017: Sports Writing
We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year. Here is the best in sports writing.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
Diary of a Do-Gooder
After years of trying to distinguish herself, Sara Eckel considers the value of door-to-door canvassing, phone-banking, and other anonymous tasks of everyday activism.
