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Posted inCuration, Nonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, our editors recommend stories by Eric Borsuk, Aaron Gell, Laurie Penny, Hanif Abdurraqib, and Will Rees.
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Beloved Bother
A typo in my great-uncle’s obituary held the key to understanding him.
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Unknown Costs
Forty-three million Americans need substance addiction treatment, but only a tiny fraction receive it. We know why.
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David Lynch Was Here
A dispatch from the real Twin Peaks, where fans of the director flocked after his death.
Posted inReading List
Questioning the Stories We Hold: A Reading List Inspired by Annie Ernaux
Five stories that question the stories we hold about ourselves.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Chinese Cooking Helps Me Connect With My Mother—And Helps Me Prepare to Lose Her
“Michelle Zauner’s memoir Crying in H Mart showed me how bonding over food could let me cope with anticipatory grief.”
Posted inFeature
Uncanny Testimony
As the last Holocaust survivors approach the end of their lives, an AI scholar grapples with technology that promises to freeze them in time.
Posted inEssays & Criticism
Best of 2021: Personal Essays
The personal essays that we can’t stop thinking about.
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Announcing the 2021 Longreads Member Drive
Help fund the best stories on the web! As always, 100% of reader contributions funds work from writers, photographers, and illustrators from all around the world.
