A family confronts its racial past along the Appalachian Trail.
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Delay, Deny and Deflect: How Facebook’s Leaders Fought Through Crisis
A New York Times investigation into the questionable ways Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s founder, and Sheryl Sandberg, its Chief Operating Officer, have worked to contain and distract from the company’s biggest scandals, including reports of Russian Facebook accounts influencing the 2016 presidential election, inappropriate data mining and sharing, and the platform having no actionable policy against […]
Posted inCommentary, Discussions, Podcasts
Obsession and Release: 10 Years to Write a Longread
A Longreads Podcast interview with journalists James K. Williamson and Tim Requarth on writing about family.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Nonfiction
The First Time I Moved to New York
The fantasies Alexander Chee had of New York before he moved there didn’t fully prepare him for what it was like to love the city.
Posted inCuration, Nonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Tara Roberts, Casey Cep, Benjamin Cassidy, David Alm, and Lacy Warner.
Posted inStory
Our Braided Bread
In my native New York, I don’t feel the need to perfume the air around me with the sweet scent of challah. But here in Iowa, there is a void I need to fill.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Commentary, Current Events, Fiction, Science & Nature
This Week in Books: An Everlasting Meal
The book that’s been the most help to me during lockdown is a book I’ve never read.
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Marriage Proposal Follies
A personal essay in which, after she proposes to her girlfriend, Amy Deneson rethinks what it means to wed.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
Marriage Proposal Follies
After she proposes to her girlfriend, Amy Deneson rethinks what it means to wed.
