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Brandon Teena
Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads June 22, 2018October 19, 2022

This week, we’re sharing stories from Donna Minkowitz, Stephen Rodrick, Karla Cornejo Villavicencio, Nadia Berenstein, and Shanna Baker.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

Twenty-five Years After Breaking Brandon Teena’s Story: An Apology

by Katie Kosma June 22, 2018October 19, 2022

Journalist Donna Minkowitz realizes 25 years later she was victim to her own internalized homophobia and ignorance on trans issues when she broke the story of Brandon Teena, subject of Boys Don’t Cry.

Posted inNonfiction, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads September 29, 2017March 29, 2023

This week, we’re sharing stories from Caitlin Dickerson, Aaron Edwards, Alice Su, Jia Tolentino, and James Somers.

Posted inHistory, Nonfiction, Quotes

Did You Happen to See the Most Interesting Man in the World? (He’s In Room 328)

by michelleweber September 26, 2017October 19, 2022

Libraries contain more than books — they have archives, and the archivists want to help you explore them.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Keepers of the Secrets

by michelleweber September 25, 2017October 19, 2022

Who are the most interesting women and men in the world? The archivists, guardians of our forgotten stories.

Posted inNonfiction, Reading List

Stand Up For Transgender Equality: A Reading List

by Emily Perper March 5, 2017October 19, 2022

I was in the lobby of a theater in Washington, D.C. when I saw the first of the tweets about the Trump administration’s decision to stymie protections for transgender students on the federal level. It wasn’t until the play ended and I was on the Metro home that I had cell service; I began to piece together […]

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

A New Era of Unreality: Stop Making Sense, or How to Write in the Age of Trump

by Sari Botton January 23, 2017October 19, 2022

In the Village Voice, Aleksandar Hemon explores the “unreality” of a Trump presidency, likening this era of American history to the start of the war in Bosnia in 1992, and calling for new literature that doesn’t shy away from the conflicts and destruction ahead.

Posted inNonfiction, Reading List, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads August 7, 2015October 19, 2022

Below, our favorite stories of the week. Kindle users, you can also get them as a Readlist. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. * * *

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

Lightnin’ Hopkins Gets Your Head Tore Up

by Aaron Gilbreath June 18, 2015October 19, 2022

In the summer of 1960, Dallas, Texas journalist Grover Lewis went to Houston’s Third Ward in search of Bluesman Lightnin’ Hopkins. Lewis found him in an old ’54 Dodge. The resulting essay, published in the Village Voice in 1968, is a small masterpiece of personal music writing, offering a snapshot of artistic endurance, 1960s race […]

Posted inReading List, Top 5

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

by Longreads March 20, 2015March 28, 2023

Our favorite stories of the week, featuring, The Atlantic, Outside, The Village Voice, Los Angeles Magazine, and Macon Telegraph.

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