Will be posting some favourite and random #longreads every day or so as a #lockdown distraction.
#Corlongavireads, if you will.
First, David Foster Wallaceâs incredible 2006 essay on what itâs like to watch Roger Federer play tennis. https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/20/sports/playmagazine/20federer.html
#Corlongavireads, if you will.
First, David Foster Wallaceâs incredible 2006 essay on what itâs like to watch Roger Federer play tennis. https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/20/sports/playmagazine/20federer.html
Next up on #Corlongavireads, this fascinating tale from 2012 of adventure, communism and learning things the hard way. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/05/28/the-yankee-comandante
Todayâs suggestion in #corlongavireads.
Not an easy or cheerful one but, in its own way, hopeful. https://classic.esquire.com/article/2003/9/1/the-falling-man
Not an easy or cheerful one but, in its own way, hopeful. https://classic.esquire.com/article/2003/9/1/the-falling-man
As the last #corlongavireads from Esquire went down so well, hereâs another from the same source, though nearly 40 years before. Originally published in 1966, itâs a forerunner of so much of todayâs long-form journalism. https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a638/frank-sinatra-has-a-cold-gay-talese/
Fifth in my random list of #longreads to enjoy during #lockdown...
Probably the first time Iâve unironically recommended an article by the author, but this is a hell of a ride.
#corlongavireads https://medium.com/welcome-to-the-scream-room/im-with-the-banned-8d1b6e0b2932
Probably the first time Iâve unironically recommended an article by the author, but this is a hell of a ride.
#corlongavireads https://medium.com/welcome-to-the-scream-room/im-with-the-banned-8d1b6e0b2932
The next of my #lockdown #longreads is this 2016 eye-opener from @mrianleslie.
#corlongavireads https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/apr/07/the-sugar-conspiracy-robert-lustig-john-yudkin
#corlongavireads https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/apr/07/the-sugar-conspiracy-robert-lustig-john-yudkin
#Lockdown #Longreads No. 7
This 1996 odyssey around the various projects that were wiring up the world back then. At 24 years' distance, it's like stripping back wallpaper and plaster to see how the modern world was built.
#corlongavireads https://www.wired.com/1996/12/ffglass/
This 1996 odyssey around the various projects that were wiring up the world back then. At 24 years' distance, it's like stripping back wallpaper and plaster to see how the modern world was built.
#corlongavireads https://www.wired.com/1996/12/ffglass/
#Lockdown #Longreads Bank Holiday Edition.
Foreign Policyâs 2009 explanation of why TV is great.
Would be fascinating to see an update now the streaming services are taking over. https://foreignpolicy.com/2009/10/19/revolution-in-a-box/
Foreign Policyâs 2009 explanation of why TV is great.
Would be fascinating to see an update now the streaming services are taking over. https://foreignpolicy.com/2009/10/19/revolution-in-a-box/
Today in #Lockdown #Longreads, a far more recent essay, from earlier this year, on how âpaedophile panicâ overwhelmed the police, media and politicians; and the ruined lives and reputations it left all round. https://evepost.co.uk/2020/03/06/drag-em-out/
Back to the NYT for today's #Lockdown #Longreads.
The film of this story is (was?) in pre-production under the title 'Genuine Fakes'.
This article is from 1999. A tangled web of forgery, wealth and personal scandal: https://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/18/magazine/a-20th-century-master-scam.html
The film of this story is (was?) in pre-production under the title 'Genuine Fakes'.
This article is from 1999. A tangled web of forgery, wealth and personal scandal: https://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/18/magazine/a-20th-century-master-scam.html