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I think we've had a thread of this type in the past, but I couldn't find it. Longform.org is a dope site and I've found some great stuff on there.

Just read this one from Harpers about the author drinking ayahuasca tea: http://harpers.org/blog/2014/10/the-pale-cast-of-thought/


Some all-time favorites:

John Jeremiah Sullivan - Upon This Rock: http://www.gq.com/entertainment/music/200401/rock-music-jesus

Zadie Smith - Joy: http://freshwaterwhales.tumblr.com/post/48741428396/joy-by-zadie-smith

Kiese Laymon - Kanye West Is Better at His Job Than I Am at Mine (But I'm Way Better at Being a Fake-Ass Feminist): http://gawker.com/5935845/kanye-wes...ut-im-way-better-at-being-a-fake-ass-feminist


Share yours!
 
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Good thread. Will contribute tomorrow at work. I have some good ones bookmarked.
 
is there a convenient way to convert these to kindle docs? I hate reading stuff on my laptop.
 
Fixed. You can find most of them by googling the titles if the links no longer work.
 
longreads.com is another great site that pulls together articles from across the web.
 
My favorites:

Have You Ever Tried to Sell a Diamond - http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1982/02/have-you-ever-tried-to-sell-a-diamond/4575/
Secrets of the Little Blue Box - http://www.lospadres.info/thorg/lbb.html
Shipping Out: On the (Nearly Lethal) Comforts of a Luxury Cruise - http://harpers.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/HarpersMagazine-1996-01-0007859.pdf
Letting Go: What Should Medicine Do When It Can’t Save Your Life? - http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/08/02/100802fa_fact_gawande?currentPage=all

The author of this just came out with a book that's a more in depth version of the New Yorker article.

http://www.amazon.com/Being-Mortal-...8&qid=1413833817&sr=8-1&keywords=atul+gawande
 
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