Five stories that question the stories we hold about ourselves.
The Point
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Michael Barajas, Evan Ratliff, Andrew Mckirdy, Raffi Khatchadourian, and Agnes Callard.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Story
Regarding Joan Miró
How can the life of a famous surrealist painter be so drabbly predictable?
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Amanda Mull, Allegra Hobbs, Andrew O’Hagan, Andrew Kay, and Joe Veix.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Wrestling in Paris
A pilgrimage to the 2017 World Championships makes Andrew Kay wonder: is wrestling a metaphor for current global politics, or have global politics become increasingly wrestling-like?
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes
Joan Didion and the Nature of Narrative
Assessing Joan Didion’s legacy reveals a fascination with the nature of narrative that often supersedes the author’s subjects.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Quotes
A Life Measured in Swipe-Rights
Andrew Kay found himself on the dating scene and the academic job market at the time time, living life as one long interview.
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Pilgrim at Tinder Creek
Life as an audition: the job market, the dating market, and the way we construct ourselves to impress.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Featured, Nonfiction, Quotes
The Boundless Possibility and Boundless Boredom of the Open Road
Jacob Hoerger, in The Point, pens an essay on cars, road trips, and how they force us to create our own meaning.
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Driving America
“Liberated by technology and disillusioned of the road-trip myth, the latter-day road tripper must face directly the fact that traveling in itself is phenomenally boring.”