Notable stories on chasing manhood, naming Gaza’s dead, searching the stacks for a rare book, leaving music behind, and opting out.
Hazlitt
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Lay It Down
“People love John Samson Fellows’s music. He doesn’t want to make it anymore.”
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The Dead Mall Society
“Standing in the wreckage of these spaces unlocks a sensation people often crave, but can’t name.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Recommending stories from Yasmin Tayag, Elliott Woods, David Ramsey, Larissa Diakiw, and A.S. Hamrah.
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Soul Blind
“On interrogating fear and what bats can teach about human connection.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Featuring stories from Ed Park, Rachel Kushner, Will Tavlin, Michaela Cavanagh, and S.C. Gwynne.
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The Hideaway
“In an abandoned military barracks in rural Germany, Ben Green prepares for the end of the world.”
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Home for a Season
“Maybe there is no tension between settling down and leaving.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week we’re highlighting stories from Yuval Abraham, Paul Tough, Leslie Jamison, Melina Moe, and Meg Bernhard.
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The Favourite Patient
“But when it comes to my doctors, not only do I want them to like me—I want them to like me the most. I want to be the favourite patient.”