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Roxane Gay in Antarctica: The Things We Do for Love

by Carolyn Wells January 24, 2023January 24, 2023

“Once upon a time, writer Roxane Gay and her wife, the illustrator Debbie Millman, set sail to Antarctica. Here, they each tell the tale—well, their version of it.”

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The Promise and Peril of Space Tourism

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands October 13, 2022October 19, 2022

“A space tourism industry is being built on the proposition of personal and existential transformation. But at what cost?”

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The Greatest Traveler You’ve Never Heard Of

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands April 20, 2022October 19, 2022

Since 1966, J.R. Harris has traveled the globe 13 times, taking more than 50 trips to many of the world’s bucket list-worthy destinations, including the Andes, the Amazon, Greenland, and more. Now 78, the Black hiker from Queens is arguably one of the world’s most prolific solo explorers, but — as Katherine LaGrave writes in […]

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Best of 2021: Readers’ Favorites

by Longreads December 23, 2021October 13, 2022

The stories our readers loved.

Posted inArts & Culture, Featured, Reading List, Story

‘We Are Alive’: Six Longreads About Music

by Krista Stevens November 18, 2021October 19, 2022

The soundtrack of my life goes back a long way. Here are six longreads about music, for the love of it.

Posted inCuration, Nonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads October 22, 2021October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Hannah Dreier, Jeremy Miller, Katherine LaGrave, Wes Ferguson, and Omar Mouallem.

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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads September 17, 2021October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Diana Moskovitz, Kathryn Ivey, Katherine Laidlaw, Chris Colin, and Josh Dzieza.

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Hawai‘i Is Not Our Playground

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands September 13, 2021October 19, 2022

“To most outsiders, Hawai‘i is defined by the lei-draped, aloha-dispensing, honeymooner-welcoming image of the place. There’s no room for another version to emerge.”

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Longreads Best of 2020: Music Writing

by Krista Stevens December 10, 2020October 13, 2022

Music has been a salve this year, helping us cope with the myriad challenges that 2020 brought. Here are some favorite pieces of music writing we picked in 2020.

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The “Flying Feminist” Who Was the First Woman to Design, Build, and Fly Her Own Plane

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands August 28, 2020October 19, 2022

“Lilian Bland was the first woman in the world to design, build, and fly her own plane — before Amelia Earhart had even become a teenager. So why don’t more people know her name?”

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