Must reads: Race in America
This weekend, a series of white nationalist rallies with a heavy Nazi presence in Charlottesville, Virginia, captured headlines, and rightly so. This racist gathering was allowed to progress...
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Must reads: Police violence, weight loss, tech industry, child services, naturism
Good morning, gentle readers! This week we're exploring some really delightful longreads for our recommended reading, including essays on police violence, a week at a naturist retreat, and the...
Must reads: Daesh, Gamergate, prison, trans servicemembers, John Kelly
Good morning, gentle readers! This week we're delving into some rich, complicated longreads from the Middle East to South Central Los Angeles, exploring immigration and transgender people in...
Must reads: Whale hunting, public housing, music, women in STEM
Good morning, gentle readers! This week we're exploring a range of stories from the tale of a teenage whaler who found himself in the midst of international controversy to the problems with...
Must reads: Lead, consumerism, essays, interviews
Happy Monday, gentle readers! We're in an essay-reading mood and we have a few we particularly enjoyed...along with a deep dive into the lead crisis, the myth of the 'French girl,' and an...
Must reads: Muslims in America, disasters, neo-nazis, peace in Ireland
Good morning, gentle readers! This week we're taking some looks at slices of Muslim life in the US, the fate of peace in Ireland, the role of natural disasters in fights for power and control,...
Must reads: US politics, sexual abuse, cryptocurrency, coal country, and disability protest
Happy July, gentle readers! Today we’re delving into longreads on Trump's insiders, abuse in evangelical Christian circles, coal country, and the future of cryptocurrency. We're also reading...
Must reads: Love, lust, death, new life
Happy Monday, gentle readers! Today we're thinking about romance — and affairs — but it's not all sweetness and light. We're also reading about rape culture and child soldiers, and we're...
Must reads: Travel, refugees, health care, wrongful convictions, massacres
Good morning, gentle readers! It's likely going to be an active week, so why not start off gently, with some recommended reads to linger over as you gear up to face the day? This week, we're...
Must reads: Neonazis, women in politics, YouTube mysteries, climate action, HIV
Good morning, gentle readers! We've got some really stellar reads this morning that should keep you engrossed for hours as you gear up for the week — whether you're interested in the bloom...