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How Scandinavian Design Took Over the World

Hucal traces the rise of Scandinavian design, and its current place in the zeitgeist.

Author: Sarah Hucal
Source: curbed.com
Published: March 23, 2016
Length: 11 minutes (2987 words)
Liar: A Memoir

Our latest Longreads Exclusive is an excerpt from Rob Roberge's new memoir, Liar. After Roberge learns that he’s likely to have developed a progressive memory-eroding disease from years of hard living and frequent concussions, he’s terrified at the prospect of losing “every bad and beautiful moment” of his life. So he grasps for snatches of time, desperately documenting each tender, lacerating fragment.

Author: Rob Roberge
Source: Longreads
Published: March 24, 2016
Length: 22 minutes (5688 words)
The Sociology of Online Dating

A fascinating conversation with Michael Rosenfeld, a Stanford sociologist who has been conducting a long-running study of online dating.

Published: March 23, 2016
Length: 12 minutes (3190 words)
Should Parents of Children With Severe Disabilities Be Allowed to Stop Their Growth?

Caring for children with severe disabilities becomes far difficult as they get older, and bigger. Some parents believe medically stunting their growth is the answer—but is it ethical?

Published: March 22, 2016
Length: 16 minutes (4248 words)
Six James Beard Finalists You Might Have Missed: A Reading List
The James Beard Foundation announced the finalists for its 2016 food media awards last week, so it’s a great time to make a cup of tea and cozy up to some excellent food writing.
Source: Longreads
Published: March 23, 2016
Where Is the Church in the Black Lives Matter Movement?

A new generation of young leaders in Baltimore are largely organizing outside of congregations. What does this mean for their movement—and for the church?

Author: Emma Green
Source: The Atlantic
Published: March 23, 2016
Length: 15 minutes (3848 words)
Death by Gentrification: The Killing That Shamed San Francisco
Alejandro Nieto was killed by police in the San Francisco neighborhood where he spent his whole life. Solnit examines the case surrounding his death and the disintegration of the communities displaced by "disruption."
Source: The Guardian
Published: March 21, 2016
Length: 21 minutes (5317 words)
What It's Like to Rent a Friend in Tokyo

Colin investigates an unlikely Japanese service: the booming rent-a-friend industry.

Author: Chris Colin
Source: AFAR
Published: Feb. 19, 2016
Length: 12 minutes (3047 words)
'My Model for Writing Fiction Is to Replicate the Feeling of a Dream'
An interview with graphic novelist Daniel Clowes about his new book, Patience, and several decades of comics craft.
Source: Longreads
Published: March 22, 2016
Length: 20 minutes (5024 words)
What Are the Chances?

When the medical system failed Amy Reed and Hooman Noorchashm—both doctors themselves—the couple embarked on a journey that was part vengeance, part whistle-blower, and part David and Goliath.

Published: March 20, 2016
Length: 10 minutes (2520 words)
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