Why were three Afghan women brutally murdered at the edge of Europe? A journey from Mazar-i-Sharif to Istanbul to Athens in search of answers. Life in …
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Sunday Reads for December 4, 2022
For the past three-and-a-half years, Sarah Souli has been investigating a triple murder on the Greek-Turkish border. I met her when she was in the middle of this reporting, so I’m excited to lead today’s newsletter with her astounding 11,000-word story for The Atavist. The next piece tackles the myth that the brain is mature at 25. Improv as a route to self-love, confidence and self-actualization? Yes, and… The Wednesday Addams aesthetic is stronger than ever.
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The strange history of a persistent myth.
Half of all Americans now die in hospice care. Easy money and a lack of regulation transformed a crusade to provide death with dignity into an …
Today, people talk about seeing a therapist like they’re going to the dentist. But our compassion around mental health still excludes the people who …
When I moved to New York a couple of years ago, I threw myself into all the activities one typically does when they move to the city. I saw shows on Broadway, picnicked in Prospect Park and became a regular at my bodega. I also started to take improv classes, which seemed like one of those New York …
Little A, a university student in Shanghai, wouldn’t have known about the protest if a friend hadn’t told him to bypass the Great Firewall on Nov 27 …
Belugas pass cultural knowledge across generations. Their survival may depend on how they collectively adapt. When Roswell Schaeffer Sr. was 8 years …
In January 2021, 18 months after a sticky divorce, I bought a house. I bought it partly because I could – my ex-wife and I had got lucky on the property ladder and walked away with enough money for a deposit each. But also, I bought it because I was desperate. With shared custody of our …
This story was funded by our members. Join Longreads and help us to support more writers. Emily Alford | Longreads | November 23, 2022 | 8 minutes (2,132 …
It’s the holidays, so I’m going to let you in on one neat trick to start enjoying movies more: Stop watching trailers. At best they’ll just show you stuff you probably knew anyway, or don’t need to know — who’s in the movie, what’s on the soundtrack, the basic plot setup. Maybe the look or the tone …
