This week, we’re sharing stories from Libby Copeland, Patrick Blanchfield, Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Cory Taylor, and Tabitha Blankenbiller.
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Posted inNonfiction, Quotes, Science & Nature
The Uncomfortable Discoveries That Come with Home DNA Testing Kits
Home DNA testing kits are making it easier for people to learn more about who they are, but they often come with surprising results.
Posted inArts & Culture, Business & Tech, Quotes
Where Have All the Guitar Heroes Gone?
Where’s the next generation of guitar heroes? The guitar industry misses you.
Posted inBlog Post
Jeff Bezos: Hero or Villain?
Is the man behind Amazon a benevolent benefactor or a manipulative monopolist?
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Matthew Shaer, John Woodrow Cox, Bethany McLean, Robin Wright, and David Sedaris.
Posted inFood, Nonfiction, Quotes
I Can Totally Believe It’s Actually Butter!
Libby Copeland talks to butter aficionado and food writer Elaine Khosrova about the history of butter and how to savor it. But is it good for us or not?
Posted inEditor's Pick
Our Messed-Up Relationship with Food Has a Long History. It Started With Butter.
Our on-again, off-again, on-again relationship with the holy (yes, holy) fat.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes, Sports
On Mastery: Learning Kyudo — One of Japan’s Oldest and Most Respected Martial Arts
After a trip to Japan to improve her archery skills, Leigh Ann Henion realizes that achievement with the bow and arrow comes only after mastering one’s mind.
Posted inCurrent Events, Reading List, Unapologetic Women
Alexandra Petri Is The Only Op-Ed Columnist America Needs Right Now
She is the light in the darkness.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
The Needle and the Damage Done: ‘What kind of a childhood is that?’
The story of Zaine, Arianna, and Zoie Pulliam — three kids under 17 living in South Charleston, West Virginia. Deemed “opiate orphans,” they exemplify a generation of children whose parents have died of drug overdoses as a result of the opioid epidemic.