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The Morning News

Posted inReading List

A Reading List for Mother’s Day

by Emily Perper May 14, 2017October 19, 2022

There is no grand unified theory of motherhood. Within every paradigm, mothering may vary a million times over.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes, Uncategorized

Battling the Odds Against Wolf Reintroduction

by Aaron Gilbreath May 1, 2017October 19, 2022

Following endangered Mexican gray wolves from their captive birth to their release in New Mexico.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads March 3, 2017October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories by Elizabeth Weil, Michael Hobbes, J. Oliver Conroy, Bob Shacochis, and Ben Schreckinger.

Posted inCrime, Nonfiction, Quotes

Conspiracy to Cover-up: Why We’ll Never Learn the Truth About the Attica Prison Riot

by Krista Stevens March 2, 2017October 19, 2022

On how the state covered up the truth of the Attica Prison riot: a grisly state-initiated mass murder in the name of justice and order. Of the 43 dead, 29 were inmates — many of them shot in the back or executed at close range as the state attempted to regain control of the prison.

Posted inNonfiction, Reading List

Our Temporary Homes: A Reading List About Hotels

by Emily Perper April 17, 2016October 19, 2022

These essays and the others stories in this list will take you all over the world, to the hotels we call our temporary homes.

Posted inNonfiction, Reading List

Our Temporary Homes: A Reading List About Hotels

by Emily Perper April 17, 2016October 19, 2022

These essays and the others stories in this list will take you all over the world, to the hotels we call our temporary homes.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

The Joy and Pain of Life with Pets

by Aaron Gilbreath December 21, 2015October 19, 2022

In The Morning News, Gregory Martin writes about his relationship with his ancient cat Tess, relating his cat’s aging to human aging, and exploring what it means to have quality of life.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

Why You Should Bake Cookies for Your Mail Carrier

by juliawick December 8, 2015October 19, 2022

A writer becomes a carrier for the United States Postal Service out of a long-held love for the mail, but instead of a dream job she encounters a dark world of dog bites, labor violations, and screaming supervisors.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

Fancy Dogs and Empty Bank Accounts

by Emily Perper June 18, 2015October 19, 2022

How do our desires shape our identity? Poet Amanda Williams is facing this question head-on: she is a graduate student with limited finances, but all she wants is a purebred French Bulldog.

Posted inNonfiction, Reading List, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads February 6, 2015October 19, 2022

Our favorite stores of the week, featuring, Matter, The New York Times Magazine, New York Review of Books, The New Republic, and The Morning News.

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