Longform 4 Losers

[sleeping]

Silicon Valley remains insane:

Inside eBay’s Cockroach Cult: The Ghastly Story of a Stalking Scandal

The profile picture was a skull, and he seemed to be an eBay user from Samoa who believed that EcommerceBytes had harmed his sales. Ms. Steiner ignored the messages, even as the tone got angrier and more abusive. @tui_Elei wrote: “I guess im goin to have to get ur attention another way bitch…”

A parade of disturbing deliveries began at 4 p.m. on Aug. 10, when a package containing a bloody pig mask arrived at the Steiners’ home. Fourteen minutes later, @tui_Elei wrote: “DO I HAVE UR ATTENTION NOW?”

[kb]

blowing up your life for pharma bro, smh.

[thebosma]

Dec 22, 2020 10:52:36 GMT -6 kb said:

blowing up your life for pharma bro, smh.

Been mulling this one over the past couple days but the follow up piece that was like “How have the past 24 hours since you released this been?” Made it feel like this was all to shop the book deal that wouldn’t sell

[kb]

link?

i really appreciate the elle angle though, trying to sell the clothes modeled by a crazy lady.

[ten15]

Dec 22, 2020 10:52:36 GMT -6 kb said:

blowing up your life for pharma bro, smh.

Wow.  Favorite part about Shkreli he mused about running for office or starting a podcast when he got out  Dream big!

Also, this sentence made me laugh out loud:  She asked if she could kiss him, and he said yes. The room smelled of chicken wings, she remembers.

[thebosma]

Dec 22, 2020 13:24:37 GMT -6 kb said:

link?

i really appreciate the elle angle though, trying to sell the clothes modeled by a crazy lady.

t.co/TMbWmVkSAC

[kb]

she does sound a little sketchy/hard up for a book deal.

i'm also skeptical of this "relationship."

[kb]

for months i've been wondering how one goes from having joey ramone write a song about her to...whatever she is now.

what happened to maria bartiromo?

[sleeping]

Dec 22, 2020 10:52:36 GMT -6 kb said:

blowing up your life for pharma bro, smh.

Very strong "marrying-a-death-row-inmate-serial-killer" vibes from this lady, just saying.

[andrewvb]

depressing article:

The Cruise Ship Suicides
Confined mostly to tiny cabins as the pandemic unfolded, crew members struggled to cope.

[thebosma]

Jan 5, 2021 17:36:26 GMT -6 andrewvb said:

depressing article:

The Cruise Ship Suicides
Confined mostly to tiny cabins as the pandemic unfolded, crew members struggled to cope.

This is so fucked.  Launch cruise ship execs into oblivion 

[thebosma]

Joyful, beautiful piece. Highly recommend


www.sfgate.com/local/amp/lost-tourist-who-thought-Bangor-was-San-Francisco-15940512.php

[andrewvb]

erwin rocks

[andrewvb]

crazy story of two babies switched at birth at a rural hospital in newfoundland: magazine.atavist.com/the-lives-of-others-newfoundland-come-by-chance-cottage-hospitals-nurse-tiger-babies"

[clouddead]

Not exactly longform, but the first interview with John Swartzwelder (former Simpsons writer): www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/john-swartzwelder-sage-of-the-simpsons

[thebosma]

If you read Cat Person however many years ago this is an absolute must read


slate.trib.al/Qq0dSTI

[chvrchbarrel]

Just read both

Holy shit.

[thebosma]

Wild story, and a local one for me!

isthmus.com/news/cover-stories/murder-for-hire-on-the-dark-web/

[Tweet]

defector.com/facebook-meta-asks-wouldnt-it-be-nice-to-die/

Haven't stopped thinking about this one today.

[Tweet]

Absolutely batshit insane New Yorker piece on Super Mario at 40

www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/04/25/mario-not-so-super-at-forty

[perdhapley]

Apr 19, 2022 10:17:30 GMT -6 Tweet said:

Absolutely batshit insane New Yorker piece on Super Mario at 40

www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/04/25/mario-not-so-super-at-forty

Simon Rich is a treasure

[kb]

now that i'm chained to a desk three days a week, i need more stuff to read. general suggestions? best place for longform?

[venom]

i just read this piece: www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/may-2023/the-last-gamble-of-tokyo-joe/

[kb]

thanks! chicago mag usually has some good stuff.

yesterday i read the mystery of the gage park man with the largest unclaimed estate in american history: www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/march-2023/the-mystery-millionaire-of-gage-park

[Tweet]

pitchfork.com/features/article/robin-thicke-blurred-lines-10-years-later/

From a month ago but a really good read

[teekoh]

May 9, 2023 15:27:18 GMT -6 venom said:

i just read this piece: www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/may-2023/the-last-gamble-of-tokyo-joe/

This is a really fun read.

[kb]

casa bonita is back, baby.

[kb]

re-reading this today for obvious reasons: www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/july-2015/1995-chicago-heat-wave/

stay safe, fellow nerds.

[kb]

anyone got any good ones lately? work is gonna be ssslow today.