A writer traces her own feminist journey as she reflects on the forthcoming shutdown of Bitch Media.
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Genius, Interrupted
“As the pathological process advanced, it was carving a different person out of Lee’s raw substance.”
The ‘Accidental Hero’ Who Saved the Internet from WannaCry
“That’s when her son came upstairs and told her, a little uncertainly, that he seemed to have stopped the worst malware attack the world had ever seen.”
McDonald’s CEO Wants Big Macs to Keep Up With Big Tech
The fast food giant is trying to modernize, but do its ambitious automation and data processing plans outstrip its stores’ abilities?
Longreads Best of 2019: Business Writing
We asked writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here is the best in business writing.
How to Learn Everything: The MasterClass Diaries
A professor embarks on a six-month binge of celebrity-led online courses.
To Run My Best Marathon at Age 44, I Had to Outrun My Past
“After 20 years of long-distance competition, I ran my fastest. All it took was tech, training, and a new understanding of my life.”
What Does a Post-Apocalyptic Gated Community Look Like?
For wealthy Americans, a dystopian future includes underground golfing in South Dakota.
Did the United States Booby-Trap a Vital Soviet Gas Pipeline?
“Weiss…a subtle, under-the-radar bureaucrat who fought his country’s adversaries with red tape and a headful of contrarian ideas. I understood him as a man whose entire life was secrets. “
The Lonely Work of Moderating Hacker News
How two moderators are trying to make a popular Silicon Valley forum a thoughtful and productive space to have a conversation.
