Hope may seem to be in short supply these days, but these stories dare to chart a course toward something better.
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Best of 2023: All of Our Number Five Story Picks
Each story we chose as our number five piece of the week in 2023, all in one place.
Posted inBusiness, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
I Have No Idea What You Corporate People Are Talking About
Before I can parallel-path that project and route it back to you, you’ll need to explain what you’re asking in actual English, please.
Posted inQuotes
Making Periods Green To Topple Tampax
Will a pain-relieving, CBD-infused, biodegradable cotton tampon be enough to beat Tampax?
Posted inNonfiction
Taking Your Butt to a Higher Level
“Working in concert with the perfect breasts, the perfect bottom turns the body into the shape of an S. ‘It’s the classic hourglass figure,’ said Melissa. ‘That’s what you go after.'”
Posted inEditor's Pick
Four Years in Startups
Wiener recalls working for a variety of tech companies earlier this decade, observing the men who ruled Silicon Valley.
Posted inReading List
A New Leaf: A Post-Legalization Cannabis Reading List
Five stories demonstrating how the green rush nurtured the best and worst that U.S. capitalism had to offer.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Lavish Parties, Greedy Pols and Panic Rooms: How the ‘Apple of Pot’ Collapsed
“MedMen was the country’s hottest pot startup—until it flamed out. Its fall has exposed the gap between “green rush” hype and the realities of a troubled industry.”
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 inStory
Longreads Best of 2020: Business Writing
Our top story picks in business writing this year.
