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">https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/2...
#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">https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/2...
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">https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/...
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">https://classic.esquire.com/article/2...
Not an easy or cheerful one but, in its own way, hopeful. https://classic.esquire.com/article/2003/9/1/the-falling-man">https://classic.esquire.com/article/2...
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/">https://www.esquire.com/news-poli...
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">https://medium.com/welcome-t...
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">https://medium.com/welcome-t...
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">https://www.theguardian.com/society/2...
#corlongavireads https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/apr/07/the-sugar-conspiracy-robert-lustig-john-yudkin">https://www.theguardian.com/society/2...
#Lockdown #Longreads No. 7
This 1996 odyssey around the various projects that were wiring up the world back then. At 24 years& #39; distance, it& #39;s like stripping back wallpaper and plaster to see how the modern world was built.
#corlongavireads https://www.wired.com/1996/12/ffglass/">https://www.wired.com/1996/12/f...
This 1996 odyssey around the various projects that were wiring up the world back then. At 24 years& #39; distance, it& #39;s like stripping back wallpaper and plaster to see how the modern world was built.
#corlongavireads https://www.wired.com/1996/12/ffglass/">https://www.wired.com/1996/12/f...
#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/">https://foreignpolicy.com/2009/10/1...
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/">https://foreignpolicy.com/2009/10/1...
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/">https://evepost.co.uk/2020/03/0...
Back to the NYT for today& #39;s #Lockdown #Longreads.
The film of this story is (was?) in pre-production under the title & #39;Genuine Fakes& #39;.
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">https://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/1...
The film of this story is (was?) in pre-production under the title & #39;Genuine Fakes& #39;.
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">https://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/1...