Conversely, very clever Ted. Up-votes will be rolling in through 2090 just from folks like me who got snagged into losing hours to days during our weeks-long Christmas-New Year deluge 2024-25 here in the Pacific NW reading through long-form joynalism, each forever scrolling megillah (Hey, Trademark ™ that web-site name: "Forever Scrolling Megillah"™) corporate-capturing Ka-Ching interruptive projectile vomiting advertising like Santa left in our communal chimney...
I'm quite disappointed with the very first one in the list. Someone took their Goldman Sachs money and bought a franchise to a business with it, which he runs. Sprinkled with some not-so-subtle anti-vax sentiment and far-right ideology (e.g. "moved to Florida because it's free"). If this list was an album, I'd say the starting track is not a winner.
dammit Ted - how long is it gonna take me to red all of these? which i now have no choice about…
Conversely, very clever Ted. Up-votes will be rolling in through 2090 just from folks like me who got snagged into losing hours to days during our weeks-long Christmas-New Year deluge 2024-25 here in the Pacific NW reading through long-form joynalism, each forever scrolling megillah (Hey, Trademark ™ that web-site name: "Forever Scrolling Megillah"™) corporate-capturing Ka-Ching interruptive projectile vomiting advertising like Santa left in our communal chimney...
Jest saying..
Tio Mitchito
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Thank you so much for publishing the link to the MAD piece. That was excellent.
I became a Mad Magazine reader in the early 1960's, sadly I was just a broke kid so I'd only get to see it once or twice a year .
I've heard so many deride it but I think those who don't think much are the ones who didn't 'get' it and so need to deride it .
-Nate
What an honour to be included -- thank you so much
Would you do a similar one but with some of your own articles this year? Might be a good recap of your work!
I thought the same thing!
Yep couldn’t read several because of the paywall.
Thank you 🙏
Good list.
The Chris Dalla Riva piece on Sinatra was my favorite thing I read this year.
Also was not surprised to see a couple Wall Street Journal pieces on here. It's the most interesting newspaper in the country right now.
I'm quite disappointed with the very first one in the list. Someone took their Goldman Sachs money and bought a franchise to a business with it, which he runs. Sprinkled with some not-so-subtle anti-vax sentiment and far-right ideology (e.g. "moved to Florida because it's free"). If this list was an album, I'd say the starting track is not a winner.
Response to story no 1:
Derivatives Traders belong in Jail.
Isaiah should be WEARING them,
not making them🙃
The Sonatra article was definitely worth reading. Classic sleuthing.
Thank you for such a generous gift.
What a fine gift, thank you.
What an interesting, eclectic assortment of articles. I too love longform journalism and this will keep me busy for a while.
The Alan Watts article was my favorite, I’ve heard most of his lectures and his stuff is really thought provoking.
Re. Surveillance, I really enjoyed this recent piece from Brett Scott: https://open.substack.com/pub/brettscott/p/surveillance-capitalism-wrapped?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1vdpq9
An outstanding collection of articles. Can't wait to read them!
(Or, Ted reads everything.... so you don't have to.)