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[New post] The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

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Carolyn Wells posted: "This week, we're sharing stories from Michael Azerrad, Matthew Shen Goodman, Lisa Wells, Daniel Wells, and Mary Kay McBrayer. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. 1. My Time with Kurt Cobain  Michael Azerrad | The New Yorker|" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Longreads The Top 5 Longreads of the Week by Carolyn Wells This week, we're sharing stories from Michael Azerrad, Matthew Shen Goodman, Lisa Wells, Daniel Wells, and Mary Kay McBrayer. Sign up to receive this list free ever...

[New post] Death of Writing, Writing of Death: A Reading List on Artificial Intelligence and Language

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Cheri Lucas Rowlands posted: "The other day, I saw a tweet of an obituary, seemingly written by a bot. The obituary's odd but delightful phrases like "Brenda was an avid collector of dust," "Brenda was a bird," "she owed us so many poems," and "send Brenda more life" were hilarious to" New post on Longreads Death of Writing, Writing of Death: A Reading List on Artificial Intelligence and Language by Cheri Lucas Rowlands The other day, I saw a tweet of an obituary, seemingly written by a bot. The obituary's odd but delightful ph...

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[New post] The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

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Longreads posted: "This week, we're trying something new. In addition to our usual list of five great stories to read, we wanted to share a little insight into why we chose each one. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. 1. Courtney's Story* D" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Longreads The Top 5 Longreads of the Week by Longreads This week, we're trying something new. In addition to our usual list of five great stories to read, we wanted to share a little insight into why we chose each one. Sign...

[New post] The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

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Longreads posted: "This week, we're sharing stories from Anand Gopal, Óscar Martínez, Erica Lenti, T.J. Quinn, and Matt Zoller Seitz. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. 1. The Other Afghan Women Anand Gopal | The New Yorker | September 6, 2" New post on Longreads The Top 5 Longreads of the Week by Longreads This week, we're sharing stories from Anand Gopal, Óscar Martínez, Erica Lenti, T.J. Quinn, and Matt Zoller Seitz. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. 1. The Other Afghan Women Anand Gopal | The New Yor...

[New post] Twenty Years Later: A 9/11 Reading List

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Krista Stevens posted: "On Tuesday September 11th, 2001 I was at my desk in the Communications Department at Boeing in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The radio was on. Just after 8 a.m. local time, breaking news reported that an airplane had hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center in" New post on Longreads Twenty Years Later: A 9/11 Reading List by Krista Stevens On Tuesday September 11th, 2001 I was at my desk in the Communications Department at Boeing in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The radio was on. Just after 8 a.m. local time, breaking news reported that an airplane had hit the North ...