“New York may be losing its identity as the city that doesn’t sleep, but the motley guests at Kellogg’s Diner show the spirit is still wide awake.”
The New York Times
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Featuring stories from Michelle Shephard, Adrienne Mason, Dylan Levi King, Sara Mitchell, and Saskia Solomon.
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Do You Believe in Life After Death? These Scientists Study It.
“Is reincarnation real? Is communication from the ‘beyond’ possible? A small set of academics are trying to find out, case by case.”
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Knotty Business: A Delightfully Tangled Reading List on Knots
Six stories on our fascination with knots.
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If My Dying Daughter Could Face Her Mortality, Why Couldn’t the Rest of Us?
“Perhaps part of Orli’s legacy is insisting on this conversation.”
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How an Empty Internet Gave Us Tradwives and Trump
“If you are looking to understand Donald Trump’s unusual hold on our cultural politics, look to the tradwives, podcast bros and wellness influencers.”
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65 Doctors, Nurses, and Paramedics: What We Saw in Gaza
“It’s never too late to change course.”
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How Do You Change a Chatbot’s Mind?
“When I set out to improve my tainted reputation with chatbots, I discovered a new world of A.I. manipulation.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week we’re recommending stories by Andrew R. Chow, Jonathan Blake, Maurice Tamman, Laura Gottesdiener, and Stephen Eisenhammer, Drew Anderson, and Ben Buckland.
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Trekking Across Switzerland, Guided by Locals’ Hand-Drawn Maps
“Nostalgic for a time before ubiquitous connectivity, a writer ditched his phone and relied instead on serendipity — and maps made by people he met along the way.”