December 2019 Archives
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Albums of the Year
The Top Albums of 2019
Ninety-three albums that sounded like this year.
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Headlines Edition
Friday Headlines: The year that was and wasn’t.
We asked some of our favorite journalists, writers, and thinkers: What were the most important events of 2019, and what were the least? This week, New York City's transit quagmire...
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Closing the Door
The Year That Was and Wasn’t
We asked some of our favorite journalists, writers, and thinkers: What were the most important events of 2019, and what were the least?
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Headlines Edition
Tuesday headlines: Giving.
A round-up of six of the most high-impact, cost-effective, evidence-based organizations fighting the climate crisis. In case you want to feel better about flying this year: certified carbon offsets from...
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Headlines Edition
Saturday Headlines: On the internet, nobody knows you’re a figment.
Trump signs two spending packages totaling $1.4 trillion that include funding for the federal government, the border wall, and Space Force. Boris Johnson's Brexit bill passes a House of Commons...
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Headlines Edition
Friday Headlines: What your phone says about you.
Pelosi refuses to send the articles of impeachment to the Senate until more information is released about how the trial will be conducted. Christianity Today calls for Trump's removal...
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Headlines Edition
Thursday headlines: News from the multiverse.
“This will only strengthen him,” a bartender at the president’s hotel said as he prepared another round of cocktails. “Right?” For his conduct toward...
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Headlines, Y'All
Wednesday headlines: Moshy moshy.
What to watch for as the House of Representatives prepares to vote on two articles of impeachment against Donald Trump. Boeing says it will suspend production of its flawed 737 Max...
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Headlines Edition
Tuesday headlines: It’s pretty staggering.
The Supreme Court delivers a victory to homeless advocates and deals a setback to Western cities trying to regulate encampments. A side-by-side comparison, with lots of video, of a homeless...
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The Rooster
Announcing the 2020 Tournament of Books
Our shortlist, judges, and Zombie poll for the 2020 Tournament of Books, presented by Field Notes.
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Headlines Edition
Saturday Headlines: Put a ring on anything.
Next week, the full House of Representatives will vote on the articles of impeachment against Trump. Here is how their votes are shaping up so far. The Supreme Court will...
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Headlines Edition
Friday headlines: Working on our anger management problem.
Boris Johnson’s Conservative party wins a big majority, its largest since Margaret Thatcher’s 1987 landslide. The Scottish National Party wins 48 out of 59 seats north of the border,...
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Headlines Edition
Thursday Headlines: No country for cold apps.
Jersey City officials say the shootings at a Jewish kosher deli on Tuesday were a "targeted attack." Trump signs an executive order prohibiting federal funding for colleges and universities that...
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Headlines Edition
Wednesday headlines: They crawdads egregious.
Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2019 is "they." Top contenders included "crawdad," "egregious," and "tergiversation." For your final commutes of 2019: every top article from Longreads' weekly "Top 5" emails...
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Headlines Edition
Tuesday headlines: Freedom of impeach.
Democrats will unveil two articles of impeachment against the president this morning, one charging him with abuse of power, the other with obstruction of Congress. Through three presidents, US officials...
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Headlines Edition
Saturday Headlines: Just can’t get enough.
Justice Ginsburg orders a temporary stay on the release of Trump's financial records, as the Supreme Court considers whether to grant additional time for Trump's legal team to...
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Headlines Edition
Friday Headlines: Better living through bee stings.
According to Uber's first-ever safety report, there were 3,045 sexual assaults and nine murders during Uber rides last year. China's version of 23andMe includes longevity, skincare advice, and&mdash...
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Headlines Edition
Thursday headlines: Impeachment day.
The House of Representatives begins drafting impeachment articles against President Trump. A new Trump rule may lead to hundreds of thousands of people losing their food stamps. Under Trump, the...
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Headlines Edition
Wednesday Headlines: Scary violin music.
The House Intelligence Committee voted to send its impeachment report to the House Judiciary Committee, which will determine whether the findings constitute high crimes or misdemeanors. Kamala Harris ends her...
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Headlines, Y'all
Tuesday headlines: Comic relief.
The Washington Post makes the Mueller Report available as a six-part illustrated series drawn by Jan Feindt. The Democrats prepare their impeachment report while Republicans insist Trump did nothing wrong. ...