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Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads March 6, 2020October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Malcolm Harris, Tom Lamont, Melissa Jeltsen, Moe Tkacik, and Lavinia Spalding.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Rebekah Neumann’s Search For Enlightenment Fueled WeWork’s Collapse

by Sari Botton March 5, 2020October 19, 2022

Moe Tkacik takes a close look at the ways in which wealthy, new-agey Rebekah Paltrow Neumann — Gwyneth Paltrow’s cousin, Adam Neumann’s wife — helped fuel WeWork’s rise and spectacular fall.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads November 1, 2019October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Allie Conti, Joe Sexton and Nate Schweber, Alexander Chee, Nell Scovell, and Bee Wilson.

Copper and wooden pots and kitchen utensils
Posted inCulture, Food, Highlight, History, Nonfiction, Quotes

“Labor-Saving” Kitchen Gadgets End Up Creating More Work for Women

by benhuberman November 1, 2019October 19, 2022

Instand Pot: great. Dover eggbeater? Not so much.

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Instant Pot Understands the History of Women’s Labor in the Kitchen

by benhuberman October 31, 2019October 19, 2022

The history of domestic cooking is littered with useless gadgets that were supposed to make home cooks’ lives easier, and failed. The Instant Pot is a rare exception.

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