Rolling Long Form Article Thread

This Simon Reynolds article got quite a lot of traction at the time it was published, I seem to recall:

https://pitchfork.com/features/article/how-auto-tune-revolutionized-the-sound-of-popular-music/

The legacy of violence surrounding James Brown, up to and including questions surrounding his own death. Compelling reading, but it’s...a lot:

https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2019/02/us/james-brown-death-questions/index.html

christ

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1996/06/24/the-fourth-state-of-matter

jo ann beard is one of the greatest to ever do it, buy the boys of my youth mookie

Seconding that, that book is so good.

interview with ellen burstyn

https://www.vulture.com/2019/12/interview-ellen-burstyn-on-inside-the-actors-studio.html

https://www.limestonepostmagazine.com/bloomington-2019-year-of-farmers-market-controversy

If someone asked you for your favorite longform pieces, what would you list? Interpret that however you want

— josie duffy rice (@jduffyrice) May 28, 2021

want to know lots and lots about man-made freshwater lakes?

https://limestonepostmagazine.com/deep-dive-how-healthy-is-lake-monroe/

https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/o-uommibatto-how-the-pre-raphaelites-became-obsessed-with-the-wombat/