To Tell the Story, These Journalists Became Part of the Story By Martha Pskowski Feature In two recent books about immigrant families seeking asylum in the U.S., the authors’ attempts to help become part of their subjects’ stories. Friends: We Need Your Help to Fund More Stories
Charting the Love — and Betrayal — in Our Stars By Cherise Morris Feature Cherise Morris turns to astrology and Beyoncé lyrics to move through a difficult moment in her relationship.
Shelved: Bill Evans’ Loose Blues By Tom Maxwell Feature An album that took five months to record sat in the vault for 20 years before finally getting pressed to vinyl.
The Specialized Field of Fetal Surgery By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight It’s a field as small as the people it operates on, and for many parents, it’s the only hope their children have.
How the Border Patrol Threatens Civil Liberties Far from the Border By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight While ICE makes headlines, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency continues to detain and search American citizens far from the actual border, and it doesn’t need a warrant.
Filmmaker Barry Jenkins’ Adaptation of James Baldwin’s “If Beale Street Could Talk” By Danielle Jackson Highlight “I think when I found film,” he said, “I found a way — I still hide a bit — but a way to not hide as much. I felt like I could put these things into the work because it’s the movie. It’s not me.”
Why Are We Still Ignoring Lee Krasner? By Matt Giles Commentary Lee Krasner wasn’t just instrumental to the evolution of Jackson Pollock as an artist. Her influence extended across the Abstract-Expressionist movement.
Lady Gaga, Celeb Profiles, and the Third Remake of “A Star is Born” By Danielle Jackson Highlight Rachel Syme profiles Lady Gaga and dives deep into the mystique and mythology of “A Star is Born.”
The Top 5 Longreads of the Week By Longreads Weekly Top 5 This week, we’re sharing stories from Russ Buettner, Susanne Craig, and David Barstow, Nicole R. Fleetwood, Jaeah J. Lee, Shelley Puhak, and Sarah Miller.
The New Feeling By Anna Moschovakis Feature When Eleanor takes a break from reading the news, her laptop goes missing. Full of self-abnegation, she asks Wallace Shawn for advice.
An Inclusive Guide to Lingerie and a New Take on Self-Care By Danielle Jackson Feature Cora Harrington’s first book, In Intimate Detail, is an accessible, inclusive guide to undergarments.
When It’s Time to Say Goodbye to the Old House By Siddhartha Mahanta Feature Siddhartha Mahanta looks back at the small suburban starter house in Texas that helped his immigrant father redefine “home.”
It’s a Small Paycheck After All By Katie Kosma Highlight Disneyland’s painfully low wages make for an unmagical kingdom.
No, I Will Not Debate You By Laurie Penny Feature Civility will never defeat fascism, no matter what The Economist thinks.
Mr. Rogers vs. the Superheroes By Longreads Feature One of the few things that could raise anger — real, intense anger — in Mister Rogers was the willful misleading of children. Superheroes, he thought, were the worst culprits.
A Visit to Opioid Country By Aaron Thier Feature Aaron Thier contemplates the connections between privilege, addiction, and recovery.
A Birth Plan for Dying By Hanna Neuschwander Feature Hanna Neuschwander grapples with ending a wanted pregnancy, and finds that “right” or “wrong” fail to describe the moral reckoning.
When It’s Time to Say Goodbye to the Old House By Siddhartha Mahanta Feature Siddhartha Mahanta looks back at the small suburban starter house in Texas that helped his immigrant father redefine “home.”
The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Perfume By Katy Kelleher Feature Sometimes it takes a touch of darkness to create something alluring.
Filmmaker Barry Jenkins’ Adaptation of James Baldwin’s “If Beale Street Could Talk” By Danielle Jackson Highlight “I think when I found film,” he said, “I found a way — I still hide a bit — but a way to not hide as much. I felt like I could put these things into the work because it’s the movie. It’s not me.”
To Tell the Story, These Journalists Became Part of the Story By Martha Pskowski Feature In two recent books about immigrant families seeking asylum in the U.S., the authors’ attempts to help become part of their subjects’ stories.
The New Feeling By Anna Moschovakis Feature When Eleanor takes a break from reading the news, her laptop goes missing. Full of self-abnegation, she asks Wallace Shawn for advice.
An Inclusive Guide to Lingerie and a New Take on Self-Care By Danielle Jackson Feature Cora Harrington’s first book, In Intimate Detail, is an accessible, inclusive guide to undergarments.
Women Are Really, Really Mad Right Now By Hope Reese Feature Rebecca Traister talks about the revolutionary power of women’s anger.
How the Border Patrol Threatens Civil Liberties Far from the Border By Aaron Gilbreath Highlight While ICE makes headlines, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency continues to detain and search American citizens far from the actual border, and it doesn’t need a warrant.
To Tell the Story, These Journalists Became Part of the Story By Martha Pskowski Feature In two recent books about immigrant families seeking asylum in the U.S., the authors’ attempts to help become part of their subjects’ stories.
Lady Gaga, Celeb Profiles, and the Third Remake of “A Star is Born” By Danielle Jackson Highlight Rachel Syme profiles Lady Gaga and dives deep into the mystique and mythology of “A Star is Born.”
The Return of the Face By Adrian Daub Feature Physiognomy is a discarded 19th-century pseudoscience. Why can’t we stop practicing it?
The Targeting and Killing of a Helmandi Combatant By Nick McDonell Feature I interviewed everyone present in the tactical operations center during a routine airstrike in Helmand Province. Without exception they believe themselves to be doing the right thing.
To Tell the Story, These Journalists Became Part of the Story By Martha Pskowski Feature In two recent books about immigrant families seeking asylum in the U.S., the authors’ attempts to help become part of their subjects’ stories.
Charting the Love — and Betrayal — in Our Stars By Cherise Morris Feature Cherise Morris turns to astrology and Beyoncé lyrics to move through a difficult moment in her relationship.
Lady Gaga, Celeb Profiles, and the Third Remake of “A Star is Born” By Danielle Jackson Highlight Rachel Syme profiles Lady Gaga and dives deep into the mystique and mythology of “A Star is Born.”
When It’s Time to Say Goodbye to the Old House By Siddhartha Mahanta Feature Siddhartha Mahanta looks back at the small suburban starter house in Texas that helped his immigrant father redefine “home.”
Of Politics and Prose By Sari Botton Highlight Roxane Gay writes about the necessary and inevitable influence of politics on literature at this fraught time in history.
