“When an organization has, say, financed the overthrow of the government of Guatemala, you would think there might be a speaking fee.”
The Paris Review
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So Fierce Is the World: On Loneliness and Philip Seymour Hoffman
“I believe we must reinvent loneliness in order to survive it. I have been trying to do this my whole life.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Featuring standout reads from Ian Urbina, Hanif Abdurraqib, Sallie Tisdale, Brad Rassler, and Adam Reiner.
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We’re More Ghosts Than People
“I believe in redemption in the same way that I believe in heaven: I feel required to.”
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My Lumbago Isn’t Acting Up: On Disney World
“It was November at Disney World, and ponchos were like noses or smartphones in that every visitor had one, of course they did, it wasn’t even a question.”
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There She Goes: A Reading List on Women Adventurers
The women you’ll find on top of the world.
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Encounters With Ghosts
“We were all there to see ghosts; we were all, I suppose, future ghosts.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Rachel Aviv, Clare Gerada, Fatima Syed, Leslie Jamison, and Deb Olin Unferth.
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Disappearing Language: A Reading List on Losing Your Native Tongue
Powerful reads on which language comes first, second, or even third.
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‘Hue’s Hue’: Katy Kelleher’s Column on Color
“Tyrian purple was a difficult color to manufacture. Thousands of snails were required to create a single ounce of dye.”