Search results for “5 questions” Showing 761 results “Why’s this so good?” No. 29: Andrea Curtis and the rhythm of mercy As a rule, I’m not one of those readers who flips ahead to the last few pages of an article or book before committing myself to reading it. I like… January 24, 2012 “Why’s this so good?” No. 26: Moehringer KO's a mystery The hell with my lede. Let’s start with his: I’m sitting in a hotel room in Columbus, Ohio, waiting for a call from a man who doesn’t trust me, hoping… January 3, 2012 Gay Talese has a Coke*: reflections of a narrative legend, in conversation with Esquire’s Chris Jones Continuing the Nieman Foundation narrative writing speaker series set up by Paige Williams, journalism legend Gay Talese appeared on campus two weeks ago in conversation with Esquire’s Chris Jones. The Harvard… December 2, 2011 Chris Jones on reporting for detail, the case against outlining and the power of donuts Esquire writer at large Chris Jones came to the Nieman Foundation two weeks ago as part of the Narrative Writing speakers series I started at the foundation last year, and spent a couple… December 1, 2011 Jeanne Marie Laskas on hidden lives, the search for the perfect protagonist, and the joys of long-form Our November Editors’ Roundtable looked at “Hecho en América,” a story by GQ correspondent Jeanne Marie Laskas about migrant blueberry pickers in Maine. Laskas’ work has been featured previously on this… November 18, 2011 Brady Dennis on “After the sky fell” This week’s “Why’s this so good?” post looked at Brady Dennis’ 296-word story about a toll booth operator’s love for the wife he lost to cancer. The piece ran in 2005… November 2, 2011 Amy Harmon on getting readers “to think about the limits of their own tolerance” Our latest Editors’ Roundtable looks at “Autistic and Seeking a Place in an Adult World.” Amy Harmon's story follows Justin Canha, an autistic man in his early 20s, and the… October 14, 2011 What we're reading: surrendering revenge, little girl lost, and a town that disappeared Required Storyboard reading has been light on humor of late, but there’s some wryness mixed in with the sorrow in Justin Heckert’s look at what nature did to Vaughn, Ga.… October 5, 2011 September Editors' Roundtable No. 2: The New York Times on facing death Our second Roundtable of September examines “The Good Short Life,” by Dudley Clendinen. Diagnosed with ALS, Clendinen reflects on the past suffering of those closest to him and decides that he would… September 29, 2011 Gene Weingarten on “the god of journalism,” compulsive editing and “The Peekaboo Paradox” After some months spent planning to write about Gene Weingarten's story “The Peekaboo Paradox” for this site, I caught up with the two-time Pulitzer winner in Texas this summer at… September 28, 2011 Previous 1 … 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 … 77 Next
