Sacrificed for the Super Bowl: The Wiping Out of an Atlanta Neighborhood By Cheri Lucas Rowlands Highlight Thirty years ago, the entire community of Lightning was destroyed to build the Georgia Dome. This oral history, told by displaced residents, compiles memories of a long-gone neighborhood.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from David Dayen, M.H. Miller, T. Cooper, Caren Lissner, and Michael Adno.
The Town That Camp Built By Krista Stevens Highlight “Key West’s brand of camp reflects Wolkowsky’s understanding — never on the nose, always sideways, a place where anonymity feels like an innate right.”
The Little Franchise That Couldn’t By Michelle Weber Highlight Ollie Gleichenhaus cooked up a mean hamburger. How come Americans are eating Big Macs and Whoppers instead of Ollieburgers?
The Life of One of the South’s Greatest Folklorists By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Ernest Matthew Mickler wrote the best-selling White Trash Cookbook, but he was actually a skilled Southern folklorist, not a cook.
Tell Me What Donut You Prefer, and I’ll Tell You Who You Are By Michelle Weber Highlight Have you ever thought really hard about donuts? Like, 7,000 words hard? Keaton Lamle did.
Back in the Kitchen: A Reading List About Gender and Food By Em Perper Reading List Eight must-read essays on how we cook and how we eat.
Slither and Hiss: Four Stories About Snakes By Em Perper Reading List This week, I’m sharing four stories about snakes and the people who love, hate, and tolerate them in equal measure.
