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‘Moulin Rouge!’ Was Their Ticket. Then 2020 Happened.
It was a smash Broadway hit, then 25 company members got sick and the shutdown put everybody out of work. An oral history of a tumultuous year.
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‘Mad Max: Fury Road’: The Oral History of a Modern Action Classic
“I don’t understand how they’re not still shooting that film, and I don’t understand how hundreds of people aren’t dead.”
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The My Generation: An Oral History Of Myspace Music
When Myspace debuted in 2003, the site became a vibrant hub for musical listeners, the launching pad for many successful bands, and a model for the social media era. Then it died multiple times.
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The Longreads Questionnaire, Featuring Julian Brave NoiseCat
The author of We Survived the Night and co-director of Sugarcane responds to our 25 questions on writing, reading, and creativity.
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Sublime’s Last Show: The Oral History
Even though the band’s lead singer died over two decades ago, people still talk about Sublime’s last show and what went wrong. One musician took the time to separate the rumors from the facts by speaking to those who were there that night.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Arundhati Roy, Josh Levin, Susan Matthews, and Molly Olmstead, Alison Criscitiello, Grayson Haver Currin, and Alan Siegel.
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Sister of the Moon: A Stevie Nicks Reading List
Six stories celebrating Stevie Nicks in honor of her birthday on May 26th.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Alec MacGillis, Karen Hao, Rebecca Solnit, Mary H.K. Choi, and Andrew Buss.
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‘We Are Everywhere’: A Reading List for the Queer South
It is time now to listen. We are not going anywhere.
