The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from Caitlin Dickerson, Aaron Edwards, Alice Su, Jia Tolentino, and James Somers.
Did You Happen to See the Most Interesting Man in the World? (He’s In Room 328) By Michelle Weber Highlight Libraries contain more than books — they have archives, and the archivists want to help you explore them.
Rolling Down the Highway with the Sum Total of Human Knowledge By Michelle Weber Highlight Google had a plan to scan every book in the world. 25 million books later, the project lost its way.
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