Oldie but goodie I came across a little while back: Drink, Pray, Fuck, Fight - How The Scots-Irish Screwed Up America
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Oldie but goodie I came across a little while back: Drink, Pray, Fuck, Fight - How The Scots-Irish Screwed Up America
Interesting article about relationship management and conflict. The Secret to a Fight-Free Relationship
"Conventional wisdom says that venting is cathartic and that we should never go to bed angry. But couples who save disagreements for scheduled meetings show the benefits of a more patient approach to conflict."
Might also be relevant for the frustrated wife thread...
I really enjoyed this article the New York Times did about Laurie Anderson: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/06/m...sultPosition=1
Brain turning indeed. Thx for the shareQuote:
Originally Posted by zartagen
Disturbing article in the Atlantic about how today's meth, made with precursors other than ephedrine, which is now highly regulated / hard to get, is much worse for users than ephedrine-based meth.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine...w-meth/620174/
Cracking down on ephedrine really worked out well.
Not the longest but intriguing nonetheless: The Record-Setting Life of Mike McCastle
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Over the past few years, McCastle has completed 5,804 pull-ups in a single day, pulled a 5,000-pound truck across the Mojave Desert, and climbed a rope the equivalent height of Mount Everest. How on earth has this Navy SEAL dropout accomplished some of the craziest physical feats in recent memory?
“Everything You’ve Heard About Section 230 Is Wrong”
A good write up of S230, including its evolution and possible solutions.
https://www.wired.com/story/section-...aw-false-idol/
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Longform.org is shutting down, bummer.
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Darn it....was a good read.
Saw that yesterday. Bummer indeed.Quote:
Originally Posted by abraham
I get most of my long articles from The Sunday Long Read email newsletter. Highly recommend it if you aren't already subscribed.
https://sundaylongread.com/
Long, heavy but a moving story of the human/political failures and small glimpses of success this summer with the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
I'd followed the story lines in August and September, but then life and the news cycle moved on. This brought the reality back. I think covid has overshadowed what will end up being a bigger legacy item for Biden in the future:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine...ndoned/621307/
“Truth is a fragile thing. It can be warped and reshaped countless times, but with each twist and fold it becomes more brittle. At a point, it snaps or tears, and you realise it was maybe never the truth at all.
Nick Clark is a cyclist, a soldier, a CEO, a gun for hire. Nick Clark is, maybe, none of those things.
In a tangled web of contradictions and overlapping timelines across several continents, it’s hard to say, really, who Nick Clark is.”
EXPOSED BY A STRAVA KOM: THE MANY LIVES OF A FAKE PRO CYCLIST
https://cyclingtips.com/2022/04/expo...o-cyclist/#two
Wow, what a crazy story. Thanks for the link!Quote:
Originally Posted by bennymac
Read that last week; super wild but I love it. I'm fascinated by crazy and/or narcissistic people who stoop to those levels. Rob Young, Mike Rossi and many others like Nick in the running world.Quote:
Originally Posted by bennymac
The crazy lady cheating in the Whistler Ironman is a great set of articles (2 of them) from the NYT - if you haven’t you should read those (if you search padded room there is a whole thread I think I started on her)Quote:
Originally Posted by alpinevibes
Sorry if repost, but this one is good, albeit infuriating. Pretty much a microcosm of most of our economy now too. Sigh.
https://newrepublic.com/article/1549...ial-revolution
Thanks. If, like I, you haven't really informed yourself about the Boeing 737 Max mess yet, this is a good intro. Late stage capitalism is a real bitch.Quote:
Originally Posted by stalefish3169
On that topoic, this is a good follow-up.Quote:
Originally Posted by climberevan
https://mattstoller.substack.com/p/d...boeing-737?s=r
Good one.Quote:
Originally Posted by bennymac
A worthwhile read despite the liberties taken.
Justice Alito's Crusade Against A Secular America Isn't Over
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2...rica-isnt-over
I used to socially see a young lady whose family lived across from the Alitos. I have run through his yard sprinklers at 4am butt-ass naked on mushrooms and taken more than one bong hit in front of his house. For America, of course.
Good read.
What liberties? If you didn’t hate Alito before reading this article you will now. His opinions are everything that’s wrong with this country. Angry white man feeling victimized. He’s a dangerous asshole.Quote:
Originally Posted by ghosthop
Not long but longish: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/arti...dent-2024.html
The New Yorker - The World-Changing Race to Develop the Quantum Computer
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2...urrentPage=all
Thanks. I can’t find the 12.19 issue in my house, but will grab it when it surfaces.Quote:
Originally Posted by CirqueScaler
I enjoyed this article. Includes a lot of descriptions of the challenges and adventures of conducting research in isolated parts of Antarctica https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2...omsday-glacier
This article is bonkers. It’s a great example of why I subscribe to The New Yorker.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2...gal-gold-mines
Bonkers indeed. And if the nghtmarish world of the illegal minning and crime and corruption and darkness and death was not enough...oh yeah, the waste is radioactive! Good share. ThxQuote:
Originally Posted by evasive_MT
Some fantastic articles in here. Not much to add, but just pointing out the Audm app. All kinds of great long form news articles from the New Yorker, the Atlantic, Vanity Fair, etc... read by some great voices. Perfect for the skintrack, roadtrips, or the other times when reading hardcopies doesn't work.
hard to wrap my head around how crazy that sounds - being underground for that long, people falling for 20 seconds, the whole mafioso economy...it's almost sci-fi in how out of this world it isQuote:
Originally Posted by evasive_MT
Thanks for this. I used to buy the New Yorker weekly in the airport when I was traveling non-stop for work. This article reminded me how good it was and I pulled the trigger on a subscription.Quote:
Originally Posted by evasive_MT
Author is a buddy of mine from way back when...
Bizarro World....
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/m...ew-1234694084/
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This is pretty amazing. Starts with one genius and wraps toward a discussion of long term dangers possible with technical innovation
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/15/m...smid=url-share
should be past paywall
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2...1/spirit-guide
may have been posted in padded room before - article about Islay whisky and restarting of Bruichladdich distillery
I love it when this thread pops up. That was an amazing tale....wild!Quote:
Originally Posted by The Reverend Floater
Not very long.
And I was hoping that the clever graphics would continue thru the article. But a good read.
The Kylix Marvel: Why Experts Distrust the Story of an Ancient Cup’s Rebirth
This was a wild ride--
https://www.orangecoast.com/features...-the-universe/