Our Picks
The Man Who Cleans Up After Plane Crashes
A look at the work of Robert Jensen, who has built an unusual (and successful) career cleaning up after mass fatalities, from identifying bodies to returning personal belongings to families of the dead.
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Source: GQ
Published: Dec. 20, 2016
Length: 18 minutes (4683 words)
My Favorite Animal Longreads of 2016
"Not all my favorite animal reads this year are about dogs, or even directly about animals, they’re more about the complex ways humans interact with and react to animals. Some of these are a reach, but they’re all excellent reads with animals (in one case, a Triassic period aquatic crustacean, no really) as the instigator."
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Source: Longreads
Published: Dec. 20, 2016
Length: 4 minutes (1138 words)
How Sarma Melngailis, Queen of Vegan Cuisine, Became a Runaway Fugitive
Did coercive control at the hands of a husband with a con-artist history lead to the downfall of Pure Food & Wine owner and vegan relative celebrity Sarma Melngailis? Allen Salkin investigates.
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Source: Vanity Fair
Published: Dec. 20, 2016
Length: 16 minutes (4239 words)
Longreads Best of 2016: Investigative Reporting
We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in investigative reporting.
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Source: Longreads
Published: Dec. 20, 2016
Off-Time: Becoming a Widow at Age 36.
Christina Frangou writes on becoming a widow at age 36, after her husband Spencer died of kidney cancer, 42 days after diagnosis.
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Source: The Globe and Mail
Published: Dec. 20, 2016
Length: 32 minutes (8122 words)
Doing Her Quiet Thing
Concerned that she’s a “bad victim,” a writer is silent about being raped—until she isn’t.
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Source: Longreads
Published: Dec. 20, 2016
Length: 13 minutes (3257 words)
Longreads Best of 2016: Science Writing
We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in science writing.
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Source: Longreads
Published: Dec. 20, 2016
My Thoughts Are Murder
Still looking for some post-election inspiration? Try watching Heathers, and/or standing in front of a classroom. Pete Coviello pens an essay on "loving your students, hating your enemies, and Winona."
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Source: avidly.lareviewofbooks.org
Published: Dec. 9, 2016
Length: 12 minutes (3232 words)
Unsociable and Unsustainable
Residents in luxury buildings are rarely swayed by the economic calculus of saving energy. What does this mean for architecture that tries to respond to local climates and global warming?
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Source: n+1
Published: Dec. 5, 2016
Length: 11 minutes (2874 words)
Longreads Best of 2016: Political Analysis
We asked a few writers and editors to choose some of their favorite stories of the year in various categories. Here, the best in political analysis.
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Source: Longreads
Published: Dec. 19, 2016