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David Lynch Was Here
A dispatch from the real Twin Peaks, where fans of the director flocked after his death.
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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.
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Who’s Afraid of Lorne Michaels?
Very rarely can we see an entire system reflected in one person. The creator and executive producer of “Saturday Night Live” is such a person.
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Nine Longreads Stories Recognized Across This Year’s ‘Best American’ and ‘Year’s Best’ Series
These essays and features across science, food, and sports are worth a read.
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The Excesses of Compassion: A Reading List on Fallen Gurus
Stories about spiritual teachers who lose their way.
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The Depths to Which We Go
Making sense of absence in the ever-dissolving karst of Missouri.
Posted inArts & Culture, Culture, Essays & Criticism, Highlight, Nonfiction, Writing
Loving Molly, and Mourning Her: A Husband’s Extraordinary Essay
Blake Butler writes movingly about his late wife, poet Molly Brodak.
