The Mr. Memory of Jazz By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Jazz radio host Phil Schaap uses his deep knowledge of mid-century jazz to keep the music alive.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Reckons with Fame By Danielle Jackson Highlight In a New Yorker profile, the MacArthur ‘genius’ considers her legacy.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from Jennifer Gonnerman, Evan Allen, Britni de la Cretaz, Jen Banbury, and Gordon Edgar.
Across the World in 80 Days By Katie Kosma Highlight People are building rockets to propel themselves miles high so they can look down and confirm the disk-shaped flatness of our planet.
Vacating Convictions from Crooked Chicago Cops By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight A group of Chicago cops spent years framing innocent men, but thanks to one determined woman, their convictions are finally getting overturned.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from Jane Mayer and Ronan Farrow, Brooke Bobb, Dom Cosentino, Jia Tolentino, and Robert Silverman.
Zadie Smith on the Work and Influences of Deana Lawson By Danielle Jackson Highlight Lawson’s photographs capture the divinity and stateliness of its working-class subjects.
‘Like Floating Through a Library’: An Interview with Nick Paumgarten By Aaron Gilbreath Feature The New Yorker writer takes readers through the riparian heart of Big Bend National Park.
A Pilgrimage to MSG Mecca By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight A fan of MSG visits the world’s largest producer of this contentious flavor-enhancing agent.
Trump’s Wall Would Devastate Big Bend National Park By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Join Nick Paumgarten on a trip down the Rio Grande to understand what we’d lose if Trump’s border wall destroys this ecosystem.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from Chelsea G. Summers, Linda Villarosa, Ben Smith, Chappell Ellison, and Louisa Thomas.
Junot Diaz on The Legacy of Childhood Trauma By Krista Stevens Highlight Junot Diaz suffered for years after being raped by a trusted adult at age 8.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from Sloane Crosley, Jason Fagone, Bronwen Dickey, Heather Radke, and Kelly Conaboy.
Jared the Menace By Catherine Cusick Highlight Sloane Crosley faces the music. Jared’s music. Knock it off, Jared. Jared?! Jared!!!
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from Mark Arax, David Grann, Stephanie Nolen, Eleanor Cummins, and David Marchese.
His Life’s Set Prize: The Story of Polar Explorer Henry Worsley By Krista Stevens Highlight Sometimes, knowing when to go home is the most important decision you can make on a polar expedition.
The Woman Who Helped Daniel Mendelsohn Become a Writer By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight How a septuagenarian friend taught critic Daniel Mendelsohn to see the world as a writer.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from Sabine Heinlein, Leslie Jamison, Ijeoma Oluo, Eric Newcomer with Brad Stone, and Jill Lepore.
Wallace Shawn’s Late Night By Aaron Gilbreath Feature The playwright has a lot to tell viewers about human nature and our depraved era. Too bad so few people have seen his plays.
Fast or Slow: What’s the Best Way to Die? By Sari Botton Highlight Sometimes death takes a torturously slow, scenic route.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from Moira Donegan, Leonora LaPeter Anton, Siddhartha Mukherjee, Linda Besner, and Geraldine DeRuiter.
Is Estonia Leading the Way to the Future Digital World? By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight Estonia’s ultimate goal in digitizing its society has less to do with automation than it does with embracing the transient nature of labor in the European marketplace.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from Renee Montagne and Nina Martin, Michael Hobbes, Rebecca Traister, Naima Coster, and Kristen Roupenian.
When to (Not) Have Kids By Sari Botton Commentary At a bleak moment in human history, these essays explore the case for not reproducing.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from C.J. Chivers, Sheelah Kolhatkar, Libby Copeland, Amanda Petrusich, and Bryan Menegus.
Kevin Young Is Ready to Engage the Public with Poetry By Danielle Jackson Highlight The new poetry editor of the New Yorker says that to find poetry, “you have to look in your backyard.”
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from Ronan Farrow, Diana Nyad, Rachel Monroe, Ross Andersen, and Teresa Mathew.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from Jane Mayer, David Zax, Christopher Glazek, Farah Stockman, and Alex Mar.
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from Ronan Farrow, Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, Vivian Ho, Christopher Goffard, Kaitlyn Greenidge, and Alex Pappademas.
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