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Laurie Penny

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Posted inNonfiction

Best of 2022: Personal Essays

by Longreads December 8, 2022December 9, 2022

Five notable personal essays published this year, on friendship, loss, war, endings, and metaphors.

A long line of people stand near the Tower Bridge in London
Posted inCuration, Nonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads September 30, 2022October 19, 2022

This week, our editors recommend stories by Eric Borsuk, Aaron Gell, Laurie Penny, Hanif Abdurraqib, and Will Rees.

Posted inEditor's Pick

14 Hours in The Queue to See Queen Elizabeth’s Coffin

by Carolyn Wells September 23, 2022October 19, 2022

“Stood among strangers in search of history, I had a strange epiphany.”

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 inNonfiction

The Great British Reading List

by Carolyn Wells November 11, 2021October 19, 2022

A reading list on the weird and wonderful culture of Great Britain.

Posted inFeature

Tea, Biscuits, and Empire: The Long Con of Britishness

by Laurie Penny June 18, 2020November 25, 2022

The soft-focus Britain of Downton Abbey bears little resemblance to the real Britain collapsing under the weight of racism, austerity, and COVID-19. As Brexit plods on, it’s time for an honest reckoning of the history and future of this outsize little island.

Posted inBusiness & Tech, Highlight, Quotes

The Rich Man and the Sea

by michelleweber December 12, 2018October 19, 2022

Laurie Penny spends four days on a boat confronting the archetypal story of “man vs. blockchain.”

Carr Fire
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads December 7, 2018October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Lizzie Johnson, Erica L. Green and Katie Benner, Jamie Lauren Keiles, Laurie Penny, and Jen Doll.

Posted inCurrent Events, Essays & Criticism, Media, Unapologetic Women

No, I Will Not Debate You

by Laurie Penny September 18, 2018October 19, 2022

Civility will never defeat fascism, no matter what The Economist thinks.

Posted inCurrent Events, Essays & Criticism, Media, Story, Unapologetic Women

No, I Will Not Debate You

by Laurie Penny September 18, 2018October 19, 2022

Civility will never defeat fascism, no matter what The Economist thinks.

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