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Stalolin 11/09/20 6:31:49 PM #1:	This is part of a series of topics that shares my live of long form journalism, with a focus on storytelling. The next article is one at the top of my hall of fame, and was one of the articles that inspired me to do this series. Do You Hear the People Sing? Brutality and resistance on the front lines of Hong Kongs battle for democracy. https://magazine.atavist.com/do-you-hear-the-people-sing-hong-kong-democracy-protests-china Previous Articles: A Family Matter Each year, Californias child protective services agencies remove thousands of kids from their homes. The story of how some parents decided to fight back. https://magazine.atavist.com/a-family-matter Double Blind The untold story of how British intelligence infiltrated and undermined the IRA. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2006/04/double-blind/304710/ The Impossible Refugee Boat Lift to Christmas Island Along for the ride with a boatload of refugees risking their lives. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/17/magazine/the-impossible-refugee-boat-lift-to-christmas-island.html Lost in the Meritocracy How I traded an education for a ticket to the ruling class. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2005/01/lost-in-the-meritocracy/303672/ The Adults in the Room On leaving Deadspin and digital media in 2019. https://theconcourse.deadspin.com/the-adults-in-the-room-1837487584 The Innocent Man On August 13, 1986, Michael Morton came home from work to discover that his wife had been brutally murdered in their bed. His nightmare had only begun. Part 1: https://www.texasmonthly.com/politics/the-innocent-man-part-one/ Part 2: https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/the-innocent-man-part-two/ A Thousand Pounds of Dynamite In August, 1980, an enigmatic box covered in a bewildering array of switches appeared in an upstairs office of Harvey's Wagon Wheel Casino, near Lake Tahoe. https://magazine.atavist.com/a-thousand-pounds-of-dynamite The Day Treva Thorneberry Disappeared In the mid-eighties the cheerful high school student vanished. After more than a decade had passed, her friends and family in her tiny North Texas hometown of Electra had no idea where she wasor if she was dead or alive. They certainly didnt know that almost two thousand miles away her fate was kept secret by a teenage girl named Brianna Stewart. https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/the-day-treva-throneberry-disappeared/ Dear Leader Dreams of Sushi North Korea is a mythically strange land, an Absurdistan, where almost nothing is known about the people or, more important, their missile-launching leaders. There is, however, one man, a humble sushi chef from Japan, who infiltrated the inner sanctum, becoming the Dear Leader's cook, confidant, and court jester. What is life like serving Kim Jong-il and his heir? A strange and dangerous gig where the food and drink never stop, the girls are all virgins, and you're never really safe. We sent Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Adam Johnson to meet the man who survived all the craziness. https://www.gq.com/story/kim-jong-il-sushi-chef-kenji-fujimoto-adam-johnson A Theory of Relativity (Japans Rent-a-Family Industry) People who are short on relatives can hire a husband, a mother, a grandson. The resulting relationships can be more real than youd expect. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/30/japans-rent-a-family-industry The Strange and Curious Tale of the Last True Hermit For nearly thirty years, a phantom haunted the woods of Central Maine. Unseen and unknown, he lived in secret, creeping into homes in the dead of night and surviving on what he could steal. To the spooked locals, he became a legendor maybe a myth. They wondered how he could possibly be real. Until one day last year, the hermit came out of the forest. https://www.gq.com/story/the-last-true-hermit The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob He wore a Western hat, never spoke a word, and robbed bank after bank. When the feds finally arrested him, they discovered that their suspect was actually a soft-spoken woman. They thought theyd never hear from her again but she had other plans. https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/the-last-ride-of-cowboy-bob/ A Home at the End of Google Earth Separated from his older brother at a train station, five-year-old Saroo Munshi Khan found himself lost in the slums of Calcutta. Nearly 20 years later, living in Australia, he began a painstaking search for his birth home, using ingenuity, hazy memories, and Google Earth. https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/2012/11/a-home-at-the-end-of-google-earth <cite>Stalolin posted [p:946963337] in Article: D... [t:79098267]...</cite> <quote>This is part of a series of topics that shares my live of long form journalism, with a focus on storytelling. The next article is one at the top of my hall of fame, and was one of the articles that inspired me to do this series. Do You Hear the People Sing? Brutality and resistance on the front lines of Hong Kongs battle for democracy. https://magazine.atavist.com/do-you-hear-the-people-sing-hong-kong-democracy-protests-china Previous Articles: A Family Matter Each year, Californias child protective services agencies remove thousands of kids from their homes. The story of how some parents decided to fight back. https://magazine.atavist.com/a-family-matter Double Blind The untold story of how British intelligence infiltrated and undermined the IRA. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2006/04/double-blind/304710/ The Impossible Refugee Boat Lift to Christmas Island Along for the ride with a boatload of refugees risking their lives. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/17/magazine/the-impossible-refugee-boat-lift-to-christmas-island.html Lost in the Meritocracy How I traded an education for a ticket to the ruling class. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2005/01/lost-in-the-meritocracy/303672/ The Adults in the Room On leaving Deadspin and digital media in 2019. https://theconcourse.deadspin.com/the-adults-in-the-room-1837487584 The Innocent Man On August 13, 1986, Michael Morton came home from work to discover that his wife had been brutally murdered in their bed. His nightmare had only begun. Part 1: https://www.texasmonthly.com/politics/the-innocent-man-part-one/ Part 2: https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/the-innocent-man-part-two/ A Thousand Pounds of Dynamite In August, 1980, an enigmatic box covered in a bewildering array of switches appeared in an upstairs office of Harvey's Wagon Wheel Casino, near Lake Tahoe. https://magazine.atavist.com/a-thousand-pounds-of-dynamite The Day Treva Thorneberry Disappeared In the mid-eighties the cheerful high school student vanished. After more than a decade had passed, her friends and family in her tiny North Texas hometown of Electra had no idea where she wasor if she was dead or alive. They certainly didnt know that almost two thousand miles away her fate was kept secret by a teenage girl named Brianna Stewart. https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/the-day-treva-throneberry-disappeared/ Dear Leader Dreams of Sushi North Korea is a mythically strange land, an Absurdistan, where almost nothing is known about the people or, more important, their missile-launching leaders. There is, however, one man, a humble sushi chef from Japan, who infiltrated the inner sanctum, becoming the Dear Leader's cook, confidant, and court jester. What is life like serving Kim Jong-il and his heir? A strange and dangerous gig where the food and drink never stop, the girls are all virgins, and you're never really safe. We sent Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Adam Johnson to meet the man who survived all the craziness. https://www.gq.com/story/kim-jong-il-sushi-chef-kenji-fujimoto-adam-johnson A Theory of Relativity (Japans Rent-a-Family Industry) People who are short on relatives can hire a husband, a mother, a grandson. The resulting relationships can be more real than youd expect. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/30/japans-rent-a-family-industry The Strange and Curious Tale of the Last True Hermit For nearly thirty years, a phantom haunted the woods of Central Maine. Unseen and unknown, he lived in secret, creeping into homes in the dead of night and surviving on what he could steal. To the spooked locals, he became a legendor maybe a myth. They wondered how he could possibly be real. Until one day last year, the hermit came out of the forest. https://www.gq.com/story/the-last-true-hermit The Last Ride of Cowboy Bob He wore a Western hat, never spoke a word, and robbed bank after bank. When the feds finally arrested him, they discovered that their suspect was actually a soft-spoken woman. They thought theyd never hear from her again but she had other plans. https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/the-last-ride-of-cowboy-bob/ A Home at the End of Google Earth Separated from his older brother at a train station, five-year-old Saroo Munshi Khan found himself lost in the slums of Calcutta. Nearly 20 years later, living in Australia, he began a painstaking search for his birth home, using ingenuity, hazy memories, and Google Earth. https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/2012/11/a-home-at-the-end-of-google-earth </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Stalolin 11/10/20 4:30:47 AM #2:	Bump. Also theres a typo up there. Whoops. <cite>Stalolin posted [p:946981077] in Article: D... [t:79098267]...</cite> <quote>Bump. Also theres a typo up there. Whoops. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Stalolin 11/10/20 9:38:30 PM #3:	One last bump. <cite>Stalolin posted [p:947013943] in Article: D... [t:79098267]...</cite> <quote>One last bump. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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