“After my husband’s death, I had never been more pliable, tender, open, or raw. It was then that I tried E.M.D.R. therapy.”
The New Yorker
Posted inEditor's Pick
The Tick That Hunts Down Its Hosts—Including Us
“Lone-star ticks don’t just pursue and bite people. The affliction they’re spreading, an allergy to red meat known as alpha-gal syndrome, attacks a way of life.”
Posted inTop 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
In this edition:
• A pair of aces
• Room for growth
• Still a-maze-ing
• Wheel of misfortune
• The road less traveled
Posted inEditor's Pick
A Diehard Drinker Accidentally Quits
“The cultural discourse around avoiding alcohol never convinced me—and why sober up when the world is burning? Then life intervened.”
Posted inCuration
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
In this edition:
• Showing our age
• Special delivery
• Unfriendly wagers
• A shore thing
• Sale therapy
Posted inReading List
The People Who Know Too Much: A Reading List on Amateur Experts
The people whose private fixations become a way of seeing, remembering, and caring for the world.
Posted inTop 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Showcasing stories from Sloane Crosley; Zadie Smith; Mark Johnson and Saumya Khandelwal; Todd Kliman; and Sheila Liming.
Posted inEditor's Pick
For People with Misophonia, Everyday Noises Can Be Agony
“The neurophysiological disorder is characterized by a severe aversion to sound—and the struggle to convince others of the severity of that aversion.”
Posted inReading List
Friction: A Reading List on Why Inconvenience Can Be Meaningful
Five stories that explore the risks and rewards of life’s little hurdles.