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Posted inFood, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

The Thriving eBay Cheeto Community

by Aaron Gilbreath October 14, 2019October 19, 2022

Uniquely shaped Cheetos go for big bucks online, but is anyone really buying?

Posted inCommentary, Current Events, Discussions, Podcasts

Editor’s Roundtable: From WeEarth to The Aunt-o-Sphere (Podcast)

by Longreads June 18, 2019October 19, 2022

Longreads editors discuss stories in New York Magazine, The New York Times, The Outline, and CrimeReads.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads April 26, 2019October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Anna Merlan, Sara Tatyana Bernstein, Connie Pertuz-Meza, and Emma Beddington.

Posted inBusiness, Design, Highlight, Quotes

Style Ain’t Cheap, aka That Stuffed Coyote Costs Extra

by michelleweber August 15, 2018October 19, 2022

Going to a hotel to have a place to sleep is for suckers: it’s influencing or bust.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

Prison: A Death Sentence by Poison

by Krista Stevens July 25, 2018October 19, 2022

Nearly a third of all US federal prisons are located within three miles of a Superfund site; 134 are located within one mile.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

Come for the Crullers, Stay for the Community

by Krista Stevens June 18, 2018October 19, 2022

“It’s funny, how a seemingly soulless franchise started to feel like an old friend, once I spent enough time there.”

Eric Schneiderman resigns
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads May 11, 2018October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Jane Mayer and Ronan Farrow, Brooke Bobb, Dom Cosentino, Jia Tolentino, and Robert Silverman.

Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes

The Man Who Painted the Cover of Jethro Tull’s ‘Aqualung’ Album Didn’t Get Paid What It’s Worth

by Aaron Gilbreath May 11, 2018October 19, 2022

Artists are always getting screwed, even by other artists.

A sign that reads "Unnecessary Noise Prohibited'
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads March 23, 2018October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Sloane Crosley, Jason Fagone, Bronwen Dickey, Heather Radke, and Kelly Conaboy.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

My Dog is 10.3% Supermutt

by Krista Stevens March 22, 2018October 19, 2022

Because she wants to know everything about him, Kelly Conaboy DNA-tests her rescue dog, Peter Parker.

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