Our top stories of the week, as chosen by the editors at Longreads.
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Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story
Regarding Joan Miró
How can the life of a famous surrealist painter be so drabbly predictable?
Posted inNonfiction, Reading List
On Barbs and Demogorgons: A Stranger Things Reading List
After the binge-watching comes the binge-reading.
Posted inArts & Culture, Quotes, Unapologetic Women
Bronx Rapper Cardi B Became a Pop Sensation, But Will She Make it Last?
Understanding what the rapper means to her audience, beyond the flash of celebrity.
Posted inNonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
An Oral History of Langtang Valley, Destroyed by the Nepal Earthquake
In Outside magazine, Anna Callaghan and Rabi Thapa compile an oral history of Langtang, the valley destroyed by the Nepal earthquake in April 2015.
Posted inEditor's Pick
An Oral History of Langtang, the Valley Destroyed by the Nepal Earthquake
In Outside magazine, Anna Callaghan and Rabi Thapa compile an oral history of Langtang, the valley destroyed by the Nepal earthquake in April 2015.
Posted inReading List, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Our favorite stories of the week as chosen by the Longreads editorial team.
Posted inCrime, Nonfiction, Story
The Bungled Bank Robbery That Ended in a Landmark Legal Ruling
In 1958, John Leo Brady got his lover pregnant and decided to stick up a bank to fund a new life. It ended with a murder, a Supreme Court case, and the formation of the Brady rule.
Posted inNonfiction
Longreads Best of 2016: Under-Recognized Stories
We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in under-recognized stories.
Posted inEditor's Pick
The Oral History of the Launch of Epicurious
Recent history: How to put together a website in 1995 when very few people understood how to put together websites.
