Ask HN: Best Longform Articles?
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Online journalism, but nevertheless:
"Raising the Dead" about cave diving - https://www.outsideonline.com/1922711/raising-dead (ignore the sentence or two at the beginning about ghosts)
"The Paradox of the Proof" introduced me to Mochizukis "proof" of the ABC conjecture - http://projectwordsworth.com/the-paradox-of-the-proof/
"The Mastermind": Evan Ratliffs series of articles on criminal Paul Le Roux, basis for the book of the same name - https://magazine.atavist.com/category/Mastermind/
"Raising the Dead" about cave diving - https://www.outsideonline.com/1922711/raising-dead (ignore the sentence or two at the beginning about ghosts)
"The Paradox of the Proof" introduced me to Mochizukis "proof" of the ABC conjecture - http://projectwordsworth.com/the-paradox-of-the-proof/
"The Mastermind": Evan Ratliffs series of articles on criminal Paul Le Roux, basis for the book of the same name - https://magazine.atavist.com/category/Mastermind/
Pulling some from my list
[The Iraqi who saved Norway from oil](https://web.archive.org/web/20100123225932/http://www.ft.com...)
How simmering chronic inflammations can be the cause of many acute condition [Raw and Red-Hot](https://harvardmagazine.com/2019/05/inflammation-disease-die...)
[The Iraqi who saved Norway from oil](https://web.archive.org/web/20100123225932/http://www.ft.com...)
How simmering chronic inflammations can be the cause of many acute condition [Raw and Red-Hot](https://harvardmagazine.com/2019/05/inflammation-disease-die...)
"Orchid Fever" - Susan Orlean, New Yorker, 1995
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1995/01/23/orchid-fever
"Fantastic Beasts and How To Rank Them", Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 2017 https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/11/06/is-bigfoot-lik...
"Fantastic Beasts and How To Rank Them", Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 2017 https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/11/06/is-bigfoot-lik...
"Have you ever tried to sell a diamond?" https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1982/02/have-yo...
Consider the Lobster, David Foster Wallace (2004)
http://www.theessayexperiencefall2013.qwriting.qc.cuny.edu/f...
http://www.theessayexperiencefall2013.qwriting.qc.cuny.edu/f...
Atchafalaya by John McPhee, New Yorker, Feb 1987: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1987/02/23/atchafalaya
Not a specific article, but have you seen: https://longform.org and https://longreads.com
This is a great site. Here are some
https://www.activistpost.com/tag/maryam-henein
Did you tag this author (Maryam Henien) intentionally?
Related, I’ve long enjoyed longform.org
Related, I’ve long enjoyed longform.org
Some examples I’ve enjoyed:
“Frank Sinatra Has A Cold” - Gay Talese, Esquire 1965 <https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a638/frank-sinatra-has-a-cold-gay-talese/>
“Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu” - John Updike, The New Yorker 1960 <https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1960/10/22/hub-fans-bid-kid-adieu>
“The Last Meal” - Michael Paterniti, Esquire 2008 <https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a4642/the-last-meal-0598/>