Best longform magazine articles

[zartagen]

A New Yorker article about the expedition to visit the deepest points in all 5 oceans:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2...-under-the-sea

Edit: I guess I missed it 2 posts ago. It's still great.

[bennymac]

A New Yorker article about the expedition to visit the deepest points in all 5 oceans:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2...-under-the-sea

Edit: I guess I missed it 2 posts ago. It's still great.

agreed that one is good

[fool]

"The Plague Year: The mistakes and the struggles behind America’s coronavirus tragedy."
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2...e21_popular4-1

This is long but good. I think I'm halfway through it right now.

[alpinevibes]

"The Plague Year: The mistakes and the struggles behind America’s coronavirus tragedy."
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2...e21_popular4-1

This is long but good. I think I'm halfway through it right now.

Ya, very good. I think I read it over three sittings

[zartagen]

This one really got my brain turning:

Why Animals Don't Get Lost, from The New Yorker

Birds do it. Bees do it. Learning about the astounding navigational feats of wild creatures can teach us a lot about where we’re going.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2...-dont-get-lost

[AdironRider]

I read the first couple paragraphs about the cat and this is all I can think of:

[MultiVerse]

Firsthand account from Tiananmen and the Tank Man photo:

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http://www.jeffwidener.com/stories/2016/09/tankman/

[Danno]

That one is a great read, well worth the time.

[east or bust]

Very good

[bodywhomper]

I enjoyed this hesler article in resort skiing in China

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2...y-of-beginners

[ötzi]

Oldie but goodie I came across a little while back: Drink, Pray, Fuck, Fight - How The Scots-Irish Screwed Up America

[fool]

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...

[The AD]

I really enjoyed this article the New York Times did about Laurie Anderson: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/06/m...sultPosition=1

[Angle Parking]

This one really got my brain turning:

Why Animals Don't Get Lost, from The New Yorker

Birds do it. Bees do it. Learning about the astounding navigational feats of wild creatures can teach us a lot about where we’re going.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2...-dont-get-lost

Brain turning indeed. Thx for the share

[dan_pdx]

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/

[Dantheman]

Cracking down on ephedrine really worked out well.

[fool]

Not the longest but intriguing nonetheless: The Record-Setting Life of Mike McCastle

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?

[fool]

“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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[abraham]

Longform.org is shutting down, bummer.

[donutlynx]

Darn it....was a good read.

[seano732]

Longform.org is shutting down, bummer.

Saw that yesterday. Bummer indeed.

[phatty]

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/

[alpinevibes]

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/

[bennymac]

“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

[JayPowHound]

“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!