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The Sabbath Stew
What started as a loophole has remained one of Judaism’s most evocative, redolent foods.
Posted inEditor's Pick
The Baller
Weary and frightened by the scary science she encounters on the climate beat, journalist Audrey Gray finds hope in the form of octogenarian Ed Mazria, a former basketball player turned architect turned climate evangelist, who has an actionable plan.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature
‘Anyone Can Walk in the Woods, But Who Truly Knows Them?’
Tristan McConnell writes about the forests of Mount Kenya, and the people there with a deep understanding of the land and the trees.
Posted inReading List
Archives of Our Own: A Reading List on Fandom & Community
Fandom gets at our most human urges: to share the things we love with others, to seek community among like-minded peers, especially at a time when we are all still too far apart.
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Lizzie Presser, Greg Jaffe, Phillip Picardi, Amy Yee, and Paul Brown.
Posted inArts & Culture, Essays & Criticism, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature
Plastic’s Broken Promise
“The first one I saw was on the path outside my house: a single white plastic glove, the fingers curled inward like a sleeping animal.”
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Where Water Used to Be
A look at another crisis the world is facing: water scarcity. Rosa Lyster examines the water-stressed cities of Cape Town and Mexico City — cities grappling with issues related to climate change, infrastructure, and inequality.
Posted inNonfiction
Longreads Best of 2022: All of Our No. 1 Story Picks
All the stories we’ve selected as number one in our weekly Top 5 newsletter.
Posted inHighlight, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature
Mowing the Lawn to Map the Ocean Floor, One Long, Slow Pass at a Time
“The thinking is that fleets of tireless, automated, uncrewed vehicles could one day criss-cross our waters, making maps where humans can’t or won’t.”
