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How Do You Move a Warhol? Really, Really Carefully

by michelleweber April 2, 2019October 19, 2022

We’re gonna need more bubble wrap.

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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads March 29, 2019October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Molly Redden, Sarah Schweitzer, Andrew Dickson, Namwali Serpell, and Lukas Hermsmeier.

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To Be a Lexicographer Is to Surrender to Folly

by benhuberman March 2, 2018October 19, 2022

On the never-ending, unattainable quest to create the perfect English dictionary.

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Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads March 2, 2018October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Jason Fagone, Joe Zadeh, Victoria Myers, Andrew Dickson, and Steve Almond.

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Inside the OED: Can the World’s Biggest Dictionary Survive the Internet?

by benhuberman February 26, 2018October 19, 2022

On the centuries-long quest to create the perfect, all-encompassing English dictionary.

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