Katherine LaGrave

“Every one of Switzerland’s great cities has a river to swim in—often on a lunch hour, sometimes even to commute.” It was such a delight to edit this @bonnietsui feature on the tradition of Swiss river swimming. Dive in! https://t.co/bgUVGD6Iog @Longreads #longreads

I’m looking for pitches on quiet travel—think unplugging, recharging, and resetting. Please send any pitches by November 13. It’s unlikely I will be able to respond to everyone who sends me a note, but thank you in advance for your ideas. Guidelines here: https://t.co/QNFeSl8OSu

“Shipbreakers at Alang cut apart 125 ships in the 2024 fiscal year, generating a pile of jagged scrap worth hundreds of millions of dollars and outweighing 2.5 Empire State Buildings.” @Longreads #longreads https://t.co/tK0haN06l4

Since 2004, Peter Knego has gone to extremes salvaging at-risk history. He says it’s worth the gamble. For @AFARmedia, @jenrosesmithvt profiles the man saving some of the world’s most iconic cruise ships: @Longreads #longreads https://t.co/tK0haMZyvw

RT @GrantaMag: Granta mourns the great Gary Indiana. We unlock his last piece for us, and will publish the fiction he was working on in our…

RT @whatsylviaate: I have kept bees this year, have my own hive, & am very proud of my bottled honey, & my stings. 10/21/62

RT @jherrerx: The real reason Texas can't control its border: it needs the migrants too badly. For 8 months, I've investigated undocument…

RT @k_rellihan: Tourist shaming is on the rise, but does it work? For @AFARmedia I dig into what does work to influence better traveler beh…

RT @throwin_shadows: Opportunity knocks! @highcountrynews is hiring three editorial fellows: a Virginia Spencer Davis fellow (to cover rura…

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"The trance-y, heavy thud of techno pounds out of the Servis soundsystem. Just a few days before, the city had marked 25 years since the end of the Kosovo War—and there is a sense of possibility in the air." @LaleArikoglu @CNTraveler #longreads https://t.co/2CRMcaSBV0

RT @parul_sehgal: Who else can write or think like this? Anne Carson the magician https://t.co/vRtak8kU2r

Think you have what it takes to survive on a desert island? (Not sure I do.) Loved working on this feature with @jenrosesmithvt. Give it a read!

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"Only after paying a deposit do travelers learn the precise location of 'their' islands, and sign a waiver acknowledging the panoply of risks desert islands present, from falling coconuts to rogue waves." @jenrosesmithvt @afarmedia #longreads https://t.co/4lrUh5ZXet

RT @thatsMohrlikeit: As fire season reaches peak fervor, it's timely to re-up this deep dive by @abestreep into wildland firefighter wellbe…

RT @Longreads: "America’s conception of a national park was born in Yosemite from business and blood." @business @mslaurabliss #longreads…

RT @whatsylviaate: walked past the watermelon shop and wine shop 8/14/56