“How did chef and former punk drummer Brooks Headley turn his all-vegetarian vision for a rock and roll diner into the season’s hottest new restaurant?”
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Brandon Sanderson Is Your God
“He’s the biggest fantasy writer in the world. He’s also very Mormon. These things are profoundly related.”
The (Un)holy Gospel of Suga Free
“There’s a thin line between isolation and serenity, and Suga Free needs nobody but Suga Free.”
The Haunted Life of Lisa Marie Presley
“She was the closest thing America had to royalty. But living in Elvis’ shadow was an unimaginable struggle.”
How Cal Newport Rewrote the Productivity Gospel
“His strategies for stressed-out knowledge workers have sold 2mn books. What does he know that we don’t?”
Mike Conner v. the Pain
“In 2013, a fire-sprinkler engineer fell five stories from the rafters of a church, shattered 108 bones, and almost died. Then began his battle to walk and live again.”
Ed Zitron Gets Paid to Love AI. He Also Gets Paid to Hate AI
“He’s one of the loudest voices of the AI haters—even as he does PR for AI companies. Either way, Ed Zitron has your attention.”
Michael Stipe Is Writing His Next Act. Slowly.
“How do you reinvent yourself after being a global superstar? The former R.E.M. frontman is still figuring that out.”
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week features pieces from Sabrina Imbler, Natan Last, Lulu Miller and John Megahan, Casey Cep, and David Grimm.
How Sandra Hüller Approached Playing a Nazi
“The German actress probes characters with unusual depth. But to portray a Fascist wife, in ‘The Zone of Interest,’ she reversed her usual approach—and withheld her empathy.”

