Longreads editors discuss stories in Grub Street, The New Yorker, Gay Magazine, and The Verge.
the verge
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Casey Newton, William Langewiesche, Sarah Miller, Hafizah Geter, and Shannon Keating.
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Alec MacGillis, Chloe Cooper Jones, Adam Serwer, Emma Marris, and Mik Awake.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Current Events, Highlight, Quotes
What’s a Good Hourly Wage for Developing PTSD?
Asking for a friend called Facebook.
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Russell Shorto, Casey Newton, T Kira Madden, Molly Jong Fast, and Jenny Price.
Posted inCrime, Quotes, Science & Nature
Our Future Success Depends on Rocks from the Sky
Steve Curry’s meteor-hunting hobby went from business to obsession to a connection with Cliven Bundy, and eventually landed him in jail after an armed standoff with law enforcement.
Posted inHighlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
The Last Place Where No One Is Looking: Embracing the End Times of Snapchat
As once-popular Snapchat becomes an increasingly irrelevant platform, Helena Fitzgerald finds beauty in its uselessness.
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Rachel Monroe, Jianan Qian, Rene Ebersole, Adi Robertson, and Kyle Chayka.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Instagram Is Pushing Restaurants to Be Kitschy, Colorful, and Irresistible to Photographers
How the popular app has transformed the way diners, designers, and marketers approach restaurants. (Hint: that bold wallpaper pattern isn’t there by accident.)
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
How ‘International Airbnb Style’ Became the Dominant Aesthetic of Our Time
From Beijing to Helsinki, quirkiness never looked more identical.