Taken and Told
A filmmaker was producing a documentary series on the Iran hostage crisis. Then her father went missing overseas.
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week we’re sharing stories from Jennifer Senior, Danyel Smith, Christopher Mathias, Mitchell Conksy, and Tamara Saade.
The Parent Dilemma: Should I Have a Child?
Clare Egan doesn’t know if she wants kids. Will this reading list help?
Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week we’re sharing stories from Kamran Javadizadeh, Joshua Hunt, Amy McCarthy, Jaron Lanier, and Andy Greene.
Editors’ Picks
Essays and Features
Ron’s Place
A man’s death revealed his secret masterpiece—his rented home, illegally transformed into a classical villa. What happened next questions how we define art.
Inside the World of Nigerian “Yahoo Boys”
Could Carlos Barragán find the person who conned his mother?
I Tried to Forget My Whole Life. I’m Glad I Failed.
The hindsight of an adulthood autism diagnosis.
Momo’s Deadline
Linda Button on her toughest writing assignment yet: her business partner’s epitaph.
The Depths to Which We Go
Making sense of absence in the ever-dissolving karst of Missouri.
Meals for One
On what it means to nourish ourselves and others.
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Reading Lists
Bomb the Multiplex: A ‘Barbenheimer’ Reading List
With people turning a shared release date into a meme-fueled double feature, we rounded up our favorite reads about 2023’s oddest duo.
Read ’Em and Weep: A Reading List for Criers
Grab your handkerchief and get ready for the waterworks.
Watch the Skies: A UFO Believers Reading List
Amid a new flurry of media coverage, we revisit some of our favorite stories about ufologists and close encounters.
Working on the Edge: A Reading List About Extreme Jobs
A livelihood is not a life—yet many risk the latter in order to create the former.
Relentless Toil: A Reading List About Filipino Laborers
The sacrifices of Filipino workers at home and abroad are enormous.
Outer Dark: A Cormac McCarthy Reading List
“Every man’s death is a standing in for every other. And since death comes to all there is no way to abate the fear of it except to love that man who stands for us.”
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