Tag: longform
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2024 Trump Is Even Scarier Than 2020 Trump | The New Yorker
2024 Trump Is Even Scarier Than 2020 Trump When the front-running ex-President campaigns on a platform of “retribution” and “termination,” it’s best to take him seriously. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-bidens-washington/2024-trump-is-even-scarier-than-2020-trump This chilling peroration by Trump followed his December call, in a post on his Truth Social platform, for “termination” of the Constitution, if that […]
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How the Biggest Fraud in German History Unravelled | The New Yorker
How the Biggest Fraud in German History Unravelled The tech company Wirecard was embraced by the German élite. But a reporter discovered that behind the façade of innovation were lies and links to Russian intelligence. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/03/06/how-the-biggest-fraud-in-german-history-unravelled Last summer, a grainy photo appeared to show Marsalek in an upscale Moscow neighborhood, wearing […]
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TikTok’s “Corecore” Is Where Men Scream Their Anguish
TikTok’s “Corecore” Is Where Men Scream Their Anguish The trend’s throwback to Dada offers a warning about the crisis of men’s mental health and the rise of the far right. via Hyperallergic: http://hyperallergic.com/802093/tiktok-corecore-is-where-men-scream-their-anguish/ But experts have shown in studies that simply consuming doom-filled images actually stops audiences from taking action. Far from inspiring viewers to […]
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The Dystopian Underworld of South Africa’s Illegal Gold Mines | The New Yorker
The Dystopian Underworld of South Africa’s Illegal Gold Mines When the country’s mining industry collapsed, a criminal economy grew in its place, with thousands of men climbing into some of the deepest shafts in the world, searching for leftover gold. via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/02/27/the-dystopian-underworld-of-south-africas-illegal-gold-mines The footage shows a darkened tunnel, some thirty feet in […]
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Who Destroyed Live? Alt-Rock Band Torn Apart By Drama, Crime, Lawsuits – Rolling Stone
How an Alleged Con Man Tore Apart One of the Nineties’ Biggest Bands Live had some of the alt-rock era’s hugest hits, but in recent years the former bandmates have been bitterly divided by legal drama and interpersonal conflict via Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/live-alt-rock-band-crime-lawsuits-1234677011/ WHEN IT COMES to Nineties alt-rock bands, Live falls somewhere between Matchbox […]