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How Wednesday Addams Birthed a Generation of Cynics

Nearly 30 years ago, Christina Ricci’s version of the character reinforced millennials’ suspicion that “the bright side” is an illusion.

by Emily Alford

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Architecture and Blackberries: The Art of Longform Narratives

A chat with the writer and editor behind The Atavist’s new issue.

by Brendan O'Meara

The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

From writing about climate disaster and catastrophe to pieces on sleep habits, hometowns, and the heyday of a digital media empire, these five reads will take you into your weekend.

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Life in the Slow Lane

Cooking all day while the cook is away. How the slow cooker changed the world.

by Olivia Potts

Editors’ Picks

Climate Change From A to Z

Elizabeth Kolbert and Wesley Allsbrook | The New Yorker | November 21, 2022| 12,314 words

“The stories we tell ourselves about the future.”

Billionaires Like Elon Musk Want to Save Civilization By Having Tons of Genetically Superior Kids.

Julia Black | Business Insider | November 17, 2022 | 5,596 words

“Inside the movement to take ‘control of human evolution.’”

The Unbearable Lightness of Buzzfeed

Mia Sato | The Verge | November 16, 2022 | 3,263 words

“BuzzFeed built a digital media empire in part by aggregating viral content from social media. A decade later, what’s next?”

Neal Brennan Longs For Connection

Andrew Marantz | The New Yorker | November 16, 2022 | 3,625 words

“The comedian reflects on ayahuasca, the ethics of jokes, and Kanye West.”

Forest

April Lim | The Rumpus | November 8, 2022 | 2,009 words

“My father joked to me that running and hiding is our blood. That we are a line of victorious refugees.”

Reading Joan Didion Taught Me How to Not Write About Hawaiʻi

Mariah Rigg | Catapult | November 14, 2022 | 3,452 words

“Didion depicts Hawaiʻi as a place that exists solely in the white American imagination, and, because of this, her journalism…

Souvenirs of Climate Catastrophe

Anna Badkhen | Emergence Magazine | September 13, 2022 | 1,828 words

“Souvenir: the French for ‘to remember,’ from the Latin subvenire—literally, ‘to come from below.’”

Bed Habits

Rachel Handler | The Vulture | November 6, 2022 | 7,169 words

“One insomniac’s descent into the world of sleep research to understand what screens before bed are doing to our brains.”

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Essays and Features

‘That Girl is Going to Get Herself Killed’

by Krista Diamond November 15, 2022November 15, 2022

I Remember the Bookstore

by Jason Guriel November 10, 2022November 3, 2022

The Gisoo Tree

by Mojgan Ghazirad November 8, 2022November 7, 2022

“I Am In Between”: A Q&A with Sorayya Khan

by Longreads November 3, 2022November 3, 2022

Heroes of the Hurricane

by Longreads November 2, 2022November 2, 2022

The Death Artist

by Maggie Donahue October 25, 2022November 18, 2022

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