[New post] The Top 5 Longreads of the Week

Longreads posted: "This week, we're sharing stories from Jane Mayer, Patricia Lockwood, Rachel E. Gross, Ann Babe, and Theresa Okokon. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. 1. How Trump Is Helping Tycoons Exploit the Pandemic Jane Mayer | The N" New post on Longreads The Top 5 Longreads of the Week by Longreads This week, we're sharing stories from Jane Mayer, Patricia Lockwood, Rachel E. Gross, Ann Babe, and Theresa Okokon. Sign up to receive this list free every Friday in your inbox. 1. How Trump Is Helping Tycoons Exploit the Pandemic Jane Mayer | The New Yorker | July 13, 2020 | 34 minutes (8,530 words) "The secretive titan behind one of America's largest poultry companies, who is also one of the president's top donors, is ruthlessly leveraging the coronavirus crisis—and his vast fortune—to strip workers of protections." 2. Insane after Coronavirus? Patricia Lockwood | London Review of Books | July 8, 2020 | 14 minutes (3,546 words) Patricia Lockwood recounts her maddening experiences with COVID-19: "I had developed a low-grade fever. My head ached, my neck, my back. My eyes ached in their orbits and streamed tears whenever I tried to read or watch television. My mouth tasted like a foreign penny." 3. How Koalas With an STD Could Help Humanity Rachel E. Gross | The New York Times | July 13, 2020 | 9 minutes (2,360 words) The adorable eucalyptus-eaters are on the front lines of research for a chlamydia vaccine. 4. Tune In, Drop Out Ann Babe | Rest of World | July 14, 2020 | 13 minutes (3,350 words) In South Korea, the cultural and familial pressure to conform is massive, and for many, crushing. Meet the individualist loners, the honjok, who are carving out a new way — and changing the Korean economy. 5. Me Llamo Theresa Theresa Okokon | Hippocampus Magazine | July 7, 2020 | 9 minutes (2,403 words) "Mrs. Wilson would have cocked her head to the side, furrowed her brow a bit as she pursed her lips like she had tasted something sour. She removed her eyes from my proud gaze to look instead at my mother. Is there anything else we can call her? Mrs. Wilson asked. Does she have a real name? An American name we can call her?" Longreads | July 17, 2020 at 8:58 am | Tags: Ann Babe, Hippocampus Magazine, Jane Mayer, London Review of Books, patricia lockwood, Rachel E. Gross, Rest of World, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Theresa Okokon | Categories: Nonfiction, Top 5 | URL: https://wp.me/p4KhvY-BaY Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Longreads. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://longreads.com/2020/07/17/the-top-5-longreads-of-the-week-332/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com