Fandom gets at our most human urges: to share the things we love with others, to seek community among like-minded peers, especially at a time when we are all still too far apart.
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Posted inEssays & Criticism, Highlight, Nonfiction, Reading List, Story
Twenty Years Later: A 9/11 Reading List
Six stories on the immediate and ongoing aftermath of the attacks that took place on September 11th, 2001.
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Greg Jaffe, Justine van der Leun, Diana Moskovitz, Katy Vine, and Brian VanHooker.
Posted inFood, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
Hard Shell Tacos Aren’t As Hardcore Gringo As You Think
The origins of hard shell tacos are hazy, but certain things are clear.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
The Man Without a Nose
Cancer may have claimed Steve Bean Levy’s nose, but not his sense of humor.
Posted inProfiles & Interviews, Quotes
Standing in the Buffer Zone
When patients trying to access healthcare services at Planned Parenthood clinics face a gauntlet of anti-choice protestors, escorts offer physical safety and emotional support.
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The Threat of Doing What’s Right
TV producer Nicole Lucas Haimes details her fascination with one North Carolina man whose attempt to run an honest court got him killed.
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Searching for the Missing Children of Soul Asylum’s ‘Runaway Train’ Video
In any case, he said, the video was “an opportunity to provide massive exposure to a huge segment of the population that may not routinely see missing child photos, and making whoever sees these photos think, I might be able to do something. I might have actually seen this person.” So Allen agreed to help […]
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
The best stories of the week, as chosen by the editors of Longreads.