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I Ain’t Got Nothing But Time

by Krista Stevens December 20, 2022December 20, 2022

“Sometimes all we can do is howl.”

Domestic cat in house looking through window at European robin
Posted inCuration, Nonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads June 3, 2022October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Jeremy Redmon, Alex Perry, Jeremy D. Larson, Kevin Nguyen, and Egill Bjarnason.

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Posted inStory

Best of 2021: Profiles

by Longreads December 21, 2021January 25, 2023

The profiles that left us reeling.

Acclaimed author and feminist bell hooks.
Posted inCuration, Nonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads December 17, 2021October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from bell hooks, Christopher Curtis, Kate Connolly, David Ramsey, and Henry Grabar.

Posted inArts & Culture, Reading List, Story

‘We Are Alive’: Six Longreads About Music

by Krista Stevens November 18, 2021October 19, 2022

The soundtrack of my life goes back a long way. Here are six longreads about music, for the love of it.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads June 11, 2021October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Jesse Eisinger, Jeff Ernsthausen, and Paul Kiel, Arno Kopecky, Isaac Würmann, Vanessa Angélica Villarreal, and Laura Spinney.

Posted inStory

Longreads Best of 2020: Music Writing

by Krista Stevens December 10, 2020October 13, 2022

Music has been a salve this year, helping us cope with the myriad challenges that 2020 brought. Here are some favorite pieces of music writing we picked in 2020.

Posted inArts & Culture, Essays & Criticism, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes

Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Electric Guitar Pioneer

by Krista Stevens November 18, 2020October 19, 2022

“She wielded her guitar like a weapon and distorted the sound: a guitar technique that was completely original at the time and would be copied by legions of rock guitarists in the decades after.”

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads September 4, 2020October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Rukmini Callimachi, Annie Waldman and Joshua Kaplan, Jesmyn Ward, Hillery Stone, and Alice Driver.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes

Death as a Work of Art

by Krista Stevens September 1, 2020October 19, 2022

“He tried to explain that the tomb was his final creative act, one that he would make with love, as he had made ceramics daily for the past forty-four years.”

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