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[New post] New Theme: Photos

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Chris Runnells posted: " Today we're happy to introduce Photos, an image-centric theme with a clean layout and a design that showcases your favorite snapshots. When we designed Photos, we put extra care into making it look and feel great on mobile devices. But that's only" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on The WordPress.com Blog

[New post] Still Celebrating the Greatest Day in Hip-Hop

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Aaron Gilbreath posted: "In 1958, Esquire photographer Art Kane took one of the most famous photos in music history: 57 jazz artists gathered in front of a Harlem brownstone. The group included Coleman Hawkins, Count Basie, Thelonious Monk, Mary Lou Williams, Lester Young, and So" New post on Longreads Still Celebrating the Greatest Day in Hip-Hop by Aaron Gilbreath

[New post] The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

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Longreads posted: "This week, we're sharing stories from Jane Mayer, Michael J. Mooney, Elisa Gabbert, Nicole Chung, and Ashley Fetters. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. * * * 1. How Russia Helped Swing the Election for Trump Jane Mayer " New post on Longreads The Top 5 Longreads of the Week by Longreads

[New post] It’s Time to Stop Painting Joyce Maynard as an ‘Oversharer’ Already

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Sari Botton posted: "Recently on Facebook I was surprised to see a female acquaintance deriding author Joyce Maynard as an "opportunist" for writing a memoir and assorted essays about her time with J.D. Salinger when she was 18 and he was 53. I'd assumed that in the #metoo er" New post on Longreads It’s Time to Stop Painting Joyce Maynard as an ‘Oversharer’ Already by Sari Botton

[New post] Wind: A Poem by Robert Okaji

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Krista Stevens posted: "Revel in the beauty of the wind as revealed by poet Robert Okaji: "That it shudders through / and presages an untimely end, / that it transforms the night's / body and leaves us / breathless and wanting, / petals strewn about"" New post on Discover Wind: A Poem by Robert Okaji by Krista Stevens Revel in the beauty of the wind as revealed by poet Robert Okaji: "That it shudders through / and presages an untimely end, / that it transforms the night's / body and leaves us / breathless and wanting, / petals strewn about"

[New post] How Does It Feel To Be Unwanted?

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Longreads posted: "Eileen Truax | translated by Diane Stockwell | An excerpt from How Does It Feel To Be Unwanted? | Beacon Press | September 2018 | 19 minutes (5,083 words) How many times can you start your life all over again from zero? If there's anyone who knows the an" New post on Longreads How Does It Feel To Be Unwanted? by Longreads

[New post] Falling in Love with Chicago at Night: An Interview with Jessica Hopper

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Ashley Naftule posted: "Ashley Naftule | Longreads | September 2018 | 9 minutes (2,464 words) It takes a writer of considerable talent to gear-shift from meditations on mortality to goofy stoner daydreams (and not give the reader whiplash while she's doing it). It's a tonal tric" New post on Longreads Falling in Love with Chicago at Night: An Interview with Jessica Hopper by Ashley Naftule