Search results for “top storyboard posts” Showing 211 results “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 he’ll… January 3, 2012 “Why’s this so good?” No. 25: Nick Paumgarten’s tower of terror A few days ago I stepped onto an elevator, heading out for an afternoon coffee. The repairman was there, his tools spread out on the floor. Come on in, he… December 20, 2011 “Why’s this so good?” No. 23: William Langewiesche’s voice of experience I’ve never met William Langewiesche, and I don’t know many of his secrets, but I know he and I have at least one thing in common: We’re guided by the… December 6, 2011 “Why’s this so good?” No. 22: Hank Stuever on 9-ish There are two stories from the immediate aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, that to me remain better than all the others. R.W. Apple wrote a news analysis that ran on… November 29, 2011 “Why’s this so good?” No. 20: Mr. Weschler's magic cabinet Magic and writing tricks differ in at least one happy way: A writing trick’s delights only increase once you see through the sleight of hand.In “Inhaling the Spore,” writing about a… November 15, 2011 “Why’s this so good?” No. 19: George W.S. Trow covers Sly Stone’s wedding It’s hard to think of a single magazine piece that exerts as world-historical an influence upon its genre as Gay Talese’s “Frank Sinatra Has a Cold,” the 1966 Esquire profile… November 8, 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… November 2, 2011 “Why’s this so good?" No. 16: David Foster Wallace on the vagaries of cruising For seven days and seven nights in mid-March of 1995, David Foster Wallace took a cruise. He did not have a very good time. The results of the voyage are… October 18, 2011 “Why’s this so good?” No. 15: Michael Lewis’ Greek odyssey Last October, with the Greek bond crisis emerging as a danger to the European economy, Michael Lewis wrote a piece for Vanity Fair about an order of monks accused of… October 11, 2011 “Why’s this so good?” No. 14: Sandra Cate on DIY cooking in a county jail Freed from the captivity of home cookery and the rarefied practice of restaurant criticism, food is now a legitimate lens for thoughtful cultural journalism. It’s also a massive revenue generator… October 6, 2011 Previous 1 … 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Next
