Browsing: Longreads

Seth Simons | Longreads | August 17, 2023 | 15 minutes (4,165 words) When Hollywood studio executives refused to meet…

The decision whether or not to have a child is one of the most consequential choices most people make. As…

Lucy Sexton and Joe Sexton | Atavist Magazine | July 2023 | 1,233 words (5 minutes) This is an excerpt…

The humanity of “low-skill” workers, a missing child linked to a cult, snow monkeys in South Texas, a multi-million dollar…

Human ingenuity in the face of crumbling infrastructure. A man’s quest to save birds that may already be extinct. A…

When two touted pop-culture events happen on the same day, people—consumers, the media, even the artists themselves—tend to frame it…

I recently recommended a novel to a friend with my highest form of praise, one I assumed would make her…

Delving into the moral and environmental dangers of a battery-powered future. Think about family secrets. Celebrating Diné cultural traditions. A…

Max Olesker| Longreads | July 13, 2023 | 15 minutes (4,199 words) When I walk into the room, it is…

Carlos Barragan | Atavist Magazine | June 2023 | 1,370 words (7 minutes) This is an excerpt from the issue.…