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Between Earth and Sky via NASA https://t.co/8pIoG5a0tH https://t.co/SSqLniRTzU
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In their novel "The Gilded Age," Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner described the White House as being "ugly enough outside, but that is nothing to what it is inside." https://t.co/820iMCxwA7 #DCHistory In their novel "The Gilded Age," Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner …
In their novel "The Gilded Age," Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner described the White House as being "ugly enough outside, but that is nothing to what it is inside." https://t.co/820iMCxwA7 #DCHistory In their novel "The Gilded Age," Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner …
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Thomas Circle, facing north, taken from atop the now-demolished Portland Flats apartment house. Many horse-drawn carriages and also streetcar tracks curving around the western side of the circle, which was then known as Fourteenth Street Circle. https://t.co/nAAumQ8QW2 Thomas …
Thomas Circle, facing north, taken from atop the now-demolished Portland Flats apartment house. Many horse-drawn carriages and also streetcar tracks curving around the western side of the circle, which was then known as Fourteenth Street Circle. https://t.co/nAAumQ8QW2 Thomas …
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Today in History - November 30 https://t.co/914rAxnhuV Samuel Langhorne Clemens, popularly known as Mark Twain, was born November 30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri and spent his childhood in nearby Hannibal. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other his…
Today in History - November 30 https://t.co/914rAxnhuV Samuel Langhorne Clemens, popularly known as Mark Twain, was born November 30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri and spent his childhood in nearby Hannibal. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other his…
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Our Most-Read Longreads Originals of 2021
It’s that time of year again! Our annual year-end series has evolved over the past decade, but our aim remains the same: to collect and share the very best in longform nonfiction storytelling across the web. Today, we’re thrilled to kick off our Best of 2021 collection with this list of the 10 most-read stories and essays on our site.
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1. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s Lost Album, Human Highway
David Gambacorta | Longreads | March 2021 | 15 minutes (4,190 words)
How CSNY fumbled a chance to record their best album.
2. Shelved: Dr. Dre’s Detox
Tom Maxwell | Longreads | March, 2021 | 6 minutes (1,743 words)
Killer beats, huge hype, and failure to follow through.
3. Mormonism’s Sci-Fi Swan Song
Andrew Kay | Longreads | July 2021 | 35 minutes (9,917) words)
Faith and cosplay at the Hill Cumorah Pageant.
4. My Seat at the Table
Bernice L. McFadden | Longreads | August 2021 | 15 minutes (4,049 words)
A tale of racism.
5. Repetitive Stress
Devin Kelly | Longreads | February, 2021 | 24 minutes (6,376 words)
On injury, compensation, and living with pain.
6. Queens of Infamy: Boudicca
Anne Thériault | Longreads | May 2021 | 18 minutes (4,866 words)
If you underestimate a woman determined to avenge violence against her daughters, prepare yourself to get sacked. On repeat.
7. But Who Tells Them What To Sing?
Adrian Daub | Longreads | September 2021 | 21 minutes (5,894 words)
“And thus another Hollywood tradition was born: film choruses belting out perfectly nonsensical prose with utter conviction.”
8. I Miss it All
Devin Kelly | Longreads | July, 2021 | 17 minutes (4,874 words)
Against the commodification of community.
9. Out There I Have to Smile
Heather Lanier | Longreads | March 2021 | 16 minutes (4,473 words)
Heather Lanier explores the pressure to perform happiness.
10. The Professor
Irina Dumitrescu | Longreads | November 2021 | 3,065 words (17 minutes)
“Maybe the most powerful person is the one who dares to refuse the gift.”
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