These are the pieces of reporting, essays, culture writing, etc. that stayed with me over the course of 2017.
Tag: journalism
Chasing criminals west of the Schuylkill
Fitted with bracing illustrations, a harrowing longform story about gun violence and a West Philly drug gang went live this week at The Philadelphia Inquirer.
More stories than we could use
In the summer of 2013, a 26 year-old fortuneteller in New York City’s Times Square secured $2,500 for a consultation with a new client over his bout of lovesickness.
Clickable: Longform writing in 2015
Longform writing 2015: Like many people, I spent a lot of time reading long articles last year.
The Michigan Daily on unearthed tapes from Ann Arbor’s Canterbury House, the late 60s-era coffeehouse (and source of Joni Mitchell’s new live LP set https://store.jonimitchell.com/products/live-at-canterbury-house-1967-3lp-180g-black-vinyl) ...”These tapes are an archivist’s heaven” https://www.michigandaily.com/section/statement/you-cant-bury-canterbury @michigandaily
“During the holidays, don’t plan gatherings in places where you can’t be outdoors and widely spaced. This may mean canceling long-standing traditions. For a lot of people, that will be difficult and sad. For some, it will be a welcome relief” https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/09/how-america-can-survive-the-winter/616401/
