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Posted inNonfiction

Messy, Messy Love: A Reading List for Star-Crossed Lovers

by Lisa Bubert February 14, 2023February 16, 2023

It’s complicated: A tribute to real love stories, in all their weird and chaotic glory.

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Billion Dollar Question

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands November 15, 2021October 19, 2022

“Why can’t the military fix its violence against women problem?”

Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

Sharing Food to Feed A Family’s Soul

by Aaron Gilbreath May 13, 2020October 19, 2022

Food feeds the body, but cooking for other people feeds human connections.

Posted inEditor's Pick

No One Knows Amy Sedaris Better Than Her Brother David

by Sari Botton January 30, 2020October 19, 2022

Humorist David Sedaris lovingly — and hilariously — profiles his sister Amy, recalling their playwriting days in the ’90s as “The Talent Family,” and other adventures.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads January 17, 2020October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Emily Bazelon, Alex Ronan, Justine Harman, Emily Harnett, and Sam Leith.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads September 14, 2018October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Brittany Packnett, Rahima Nasa, Jordan Smith, Scott Korb, and Chris Heath.

Posted inEditor's Pick

How Sex and the City Holds Up…and Doesn’t

by Sari Botton May 30, 2018October 19, 2022

On the 20th anniversary of the first episode of Sex and the City, Glynnis MacNicol rewatches the series and assesses the ways in which it remains relevant, and the ways in which the series could never get made in today’s more socially conscious climate.

Posted inArts & Culture, Reading List

On Pointe: Reading on Ballet

by Emily Perper May 23, 2018October 19, 2022

Emily Perper shares their love of dance with five great reads on ballet.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads March 9, 2018October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Lili Loofbourow, Rachel Monroe, Benjamin Weiser, Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, and Megan Greenwell.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

Casting Out Satan and Your Religious Upbringing

by Aaron Gilbreath February 28, 2018October 19, 2022

How one woman struggled to make sense of the exorcisms she witnessed as a child.

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