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An empty chair sits in a room against a purple wall
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads July 8, 2022January 25, 2023

This week, our editors recommend notable features and essays by Katie Barnes, Rachel Handler, Alex Hawkins, Lila Shapiro, and Raksha Vasudevan.

Diego Garcia Base as seen from the air
Posted inCuration, Nonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads June 17, 2022October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Nicole Carr, Cullen Murphy, Carrington J. Tatum, Matthew Bremner, and Nitasha Tiku.

Members of the band Kalush Orchestra on stage at Eurovision 2022, as confetti streams down
Posted inCuration, Nonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads May 20, 2022October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Laurie Penny, Josh McColough, Will Di Novi, Kent Russell, and Christian Wallace.

Posted inEditor's Pick

The (Other) French Chef

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands January 5, 2022January 25, 2023

“Julia Child’s collaborator Simone Beck has lingered as an object of pity in public memory. But maybe Beck didn’t want stardom at all.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Legion Lonely

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands June 28, 2021October 19, 2022

“For all these reasons—the socialization we receive as kids, as well as emotional restraint, homophobia, experiences of betrayal, and many others—many men stop confiding in each other, trusting each other, supporting each other, and expressing emotion around each other.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Wonder Women

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands December 8, 2020October 19, 2022

The fight for female superheroes in Hollywood.”

Posted inArts & Culture, Featured, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

‘Transforming Craft Into An Act of Protest’: Embroidery In Response to Femicide in Mexico

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands November 23, 2020October 19, 2022

An embroidery collective in Mexico sews the stories of slain women.

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

When Media Miscalculations Pivot Talented People Out of a Job

by Aaron Gilbreath January 6, 2020October 19, 2022

Pivoting to video is only one of many ways media workers lose their jobs, but it’s still a horrible way.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads August 24, 2018October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Nell Boeschenstein, Hannah Giorgis, David Davis, Chris Randle, and Kelly Conaboy.

Occupy Wall Street protest posters
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads June 29, 2018October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from John Lanchester, Bethany Barnes, Stephen Kearse, Warren Ellis, and Soraya Roberts.

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