@longreads.com recommends Hua Hsu's latest, "Silicon Valley Circuits," on what the completion of Highway 85 in the 1990s meant for Silicon Valley, and how it has changed his own perspective on where he grew up.
Silicon Valley CircuitsRoute 85 in California now inspires dread. Some of us remember when it was a vision of the future.placesjournal.orgLongreadsOur Top 5 this week: ㆍConcrete memories, @placesjournal.bsky.social ㆍGrief science, @newyorker.com ㆍCaptive cats, @thenarwhal.ca ㆍRelentless pain, @commonmag.bsky.social ㆍMyth meets reality, @theatlantic.com longreads.com/2026/07/10/t...