{"id":21539,"date":"2014-04-13T11:04:55","date_gmt":"2014-04-13T09:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=21539"},"modified":"2014-04-13T11:07:43","modified_gmt":"2014-04-13T09:07:43","slug":"longreads-the-best-long-form-stories-on-the-web","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2014\/04\/13\/longreads-the-best-long-form-stories-on-the-web\/","title":{"rendered":"Longreads: The best long-form stories on the web"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Longreads: The best long-form stories on the web<\/a><\/p>\n

Longreads, founded in 2009, is dedicated to helping people find and share the best storytelling in the world, including both nonfiction and fiction.<\/p>\n

Longreads are defined as anything over 1,500 words. They\u2019re stories that are best enjoyed away from your desk \u2014 whether it\u2019s on a daily commute, an airplane, a subway, or your couch.<\/p>\n

Longreads\u00a0features stories from hundreds of the best writers and publishers on the web, as well as exclusive stories never before published online.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n

Longreads: The best long-form stories on the web Longreads, founded in 2009, is dedicated to helping people find and share the best storytelling in the world, including both nonfiction and fiction. Longreads are defined as anything over 1,500 words. They\u2019re stories that are best enjoyed away from your desk \u2014 whether it\u2019s on a daily … Continue reading Longreads: The best long-form stories on the web<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1253,3282],"keyring_services":[],"class_list":["post-21539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-general","tag-journalism","tag-reading","post_format-post-format-link"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13561,"url":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2010\/11\/10\/day-in-brief\/","url_meta":{"origin":21539,"position":0},"title":"Day in brief","author":"Leonid Mamchenkov","date":"November 10, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Beautiful morning. 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