Five notable personal essays published this year, on friendship, loss, war, endings, and metaphors.
Laurie Penny
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, our editors recommend stories by Eric Borsuk, Aaron Gell, Laurie Penny, Hanif Abdurraqib, and Will Rees.
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14 Hours in The Queue to See Queen Elizabeth’s Coffin
“Stood among strangers in search of history, I had a strange epiphany.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Laurie Penny, Josh McColough, Will Di Novi, Kent Russell, and Christian Wallace.
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The Great British Reading List
A reading list on the weird and wonderful culture of Great Britain.
Posted inFeature
Tea, Biscuits, and Empire: The Long Con of Britishness
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
Laurie Penny spends four days on a boat confronting the archetypal story of “man vs. blockchain.”
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
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
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
Civility will never defeat fascism, no matter what The Economist thinks.