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Jill Lepore revisits the legacy of Benjamin Franklin, who in his time was “the most accomplished and famous American who had ever lived.”

On the trail of an elusive marine mammal.

Sculpture has always been a controversial art form in Iran, but that is where Parviz Tanavoli has found his greatest inspiration.

A Longreads Exclusive: The newly translated short story from Silvina Ocampo’s collection, Thus Were Their Faces.

Art, commerce, and the battle for the soul of My Little Pony.

Between jail and the hospital, Savannah Shannon’s life is in limbo.

Two-hundred and fifty years ago, Horace Walpole published ‘The Castle of Otranto,’ a strange, campy book that’s widely considered to be the first Gothic novel. In real life, Walpole’s family was beset by tragedy and his life’s obsession was a Gothic castle called Strawberry Hill.

15-year-old Tommy Bogue was sent to a promising new church settlement in Guyana—run by a charismatic leader named Jim Jones.

Sabine Heinlein grew up in a family where everyone was treated as equals. It didn’t work out like they hoped.

Rebecca Solnit | Orion | Summer 2014 | 20 minutes (4,780 words) OrionOur latest Longreads Exclusive comes from Rebecca Solnit and Orion magazine—subscribe to the magazine or donate for more great stories like this. Get a free trial issue Download .mobi (Kindle) Download .epub (iBooks) [ 1. ] The word “journey” used to mean a […]

“As we grow more reliant on applications and algorithms, we become less capable of acting without their aid.”

The most lucrative of all the forest’s products, and the most dangerous to gather.

He was the heir to the televangelist’s empire, but Richard Roberts soon disappeared from the university that his father founded.

Our latest Exclusive comes from the editors of Lapham’s Quarterly. They’ve been longtime contributors to the Longreads community, and this week we’re thrilled to present “Working the Room,” a new essay on humor and the presidency by Michael Phillips-Anderson, from their latest issue, “Politics.” (If you like this, you can subscribe to their print edition […]