Long form journalism
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Long form journalism
The Last Unknown Man
This whole case has fascinated me, and now that it has somewhat of a resolution it's even more fascinating to me. Amazingly well-written, thought-provoking article. Check it out.
This whole case has fascinated me, and now that it has somewhat of a resolution it's even more fascinating to me. Amazingly well-written, thought-provoking article. Check it out.
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A Deadly Dance
One of my favorite reads from last year. Texas Monthly is a treasure trove of long form articles; I specifically love their true crime pieces.
You can find them all including some great music-related ones here.
One of my favorite reads from last year. Texas Monthly is a treasure trove of long form articles; I specifically love their true crime pieces.
You can find them all including some great music-related ones here.
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Fascinating.
What used to be is gone and what ought to be ought not to be so hard
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became a fan of Texas Monthly when living there. No longer have a subscription but always love to come across their articles whenever I can. Here's one I just read recently
http://features.texasmonthly.com/editor ... reckoning/
http://features.texasmonthly.com/editor ... reckoning/
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Great thread idea Smitty, I kept meaning to start one a while back but never got around to it. Here's a couple great pieces from Shane Bauer where he goes undercover as a Border Militia member and as a Private Prison Guard, respectively.
http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2016/ ... tion-bauer
http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2016/ ... tion-bauer
http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2016/ ... tion-bauer
http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2016/ ... tion-bauer
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i had been reading this before you posted the link and i finally finished it. amazing.Smitty wrote:The Last Unknown Man
This whole case has fascinated me, and now that it has somewhat of a resolution it's even more fascinating to me. Amazingly well-written, thought-provoking article. Check it out.
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There's a website out there devoted to this very thing called Longreads. They have a real nice article on Carlos Castaneda that I started when it was first posted but haven't finished. Perhaps I'll do that now.
By the way, if you click on the link for Kjell Reigstad's website, be sure to check out the Now Playing section.
The Teachings of Don Carlos
Pulling back the curtain on Carlos Castaneda, one of America’s most secretive and popular authors.
Illustration by Kjell Reigstad
By the way, if you click on the link for Kjell Reigstad's website, be sure to check out the Now Playing section.
The Teachings of Don Carlos
Pulling back the curtain on Carlos Castaneda, one of America’s most secretive and popular authors.
Illustration by Kjell Reigstad
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Do you think the holy grail of lost media will ever be released/found? I personally think it's been destroyed but others seem to think it still exists.Smitty wrote:The definitive story on Christine Chubbuck
"A spinster at 29"
Wow, how the times have changed.
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Apparently the mother was given the likely sole copy by the station owner; she reportedly handed it over to a law firm for safekeeping with instructions to not release it publicly.njMark wrote:Do you think the holy grail of lost media will ever be released/found? I personally think it's been destroyed but others seem to think it still exists.Smitty wrote:The definitive story on Christine Chubbuck
"A spinster at 29"
Wow, how the times have changed.
I think that's the "right" thing to do in this case; it's a historical document so I wouldn't want it destroyed (I hate when any media is destroyed), but no matter how much of my morbid curiosity wishes I could watch it, I think it's better off remaining a mystery.
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I agree, their is no lack of other awful things on the net to see, Bud Dwyer was bad enough.
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very good read, hope this meets the criteria
part one:
The tragic tale of Mt. Everest's most famous dead body
part two:
Death in the clouds: the problem with Everest's 200+ bodies
part one:
The tragic tale of Mt. Everest's most famous dead body
part two:
Death in the clouds: the problem with Everest's 200+ bodies
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not really long, but worth reading:
https://aeon.co/essays/trust-the-inside ... f-ethereum
https://aeon.co/essays/trust-the-inside ... f-ethereum
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http://www.otherhand.org/home-page/sear ... y-germans/
A long one but interesting and informative as to what it's like to be lost in the SW'ern desert country.
A long one but interesting and informative as to what it's like to be lost in the SW'ern desert country.
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great speech by Russell Means, a Lakotan Indian, on European culture and how its very nature is always destructive.
http://www.filmsforaction.org/news/revo ... apitalism/
http://www.filmsforaction.org/news/revo ... apitalism/
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https://interactives.dallasnews.com/2017/abt/
A fascinating story about a women's descent into the Aryan Brotherhood and how her cooperation as an informant led to a massive string of arrests that decimated the organization.
A fascinating story about a women's descent into the Aryan Brotherhood and how her cooperation as an informant led to a massive string of arrests that decimated the organization.
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The Loneliness of Donald Trump
Not exactly what I had in mind as far as journalism goes when I started the thread, but I think its worth a read.
Not exactly what I had in mind as far as journalism goes when I started the thread, but I think its worth a read.
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I find it so hard to keep compassion in mind for dangerous people, but this piece managed to make me feel it. Not that I'll let him get away with anything if I can help it.Smitty wrote:The Loneliness of Donald Trump
Not exactly what I had in mind as far as journalism goes when I started the thread, but I think its worth a read.
Here's one I which caused consternation when I posted it in the local atheist/"freethinkers" group, mostly among people who didn't read past the provocative headline:
Daryl Bem Proved ESP Is Real
Which means science is broken.
The sooner we put those assholes in the grave&piss on the dirt above it, the better off we'll be
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an opinion piece and not news, but an interesting angle:
https://agrammar.tumblr.com/post/359990 ... ought-on-j
also, totally unrelated but i liked this story quite a bit:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/maga ... d-her.html
https://agrammar.tumblr.com/post/359990 ... ought-on-j
also, totally unrelated but i liked this story quite a bit:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/maga ... d-her.html
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Touching Death: The Turbulent Life of One of America’s Last Snake-Handling Preachers
and if you've never seen Holy Ghost People, here you go. I used to show this when I taught Anthro at a local community college
and if you've never seen Holy Ghost People, here you go. I used to show this when I taught Anthro at a local community college
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Fascinating 2-part read on JFK's assassination and LBJ assuming the presidency and what a crazy, chaotic day it was
https://www.washingtonian.com/projects/ ... yout1.html
https://www.washingtonian.com/projects/ ... yout1.html
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Not journalism, per se, but this was beautifully written by Phil Klay. https://theamericanscholar.org/tales-of ... edemption/#
His 2014 short story collection Redeployment is also quite good.
His 2014 short story collection Redeployment is also quite good.
All it takes is one wicked heart, a pile of money, and a chain of folks just doing their jobs