Search results for “why's this so good” Showing 102 results Why’s This So Good? (The wonderful) Dan Barry and “The Lost Children of Tuam” The New York Times reporter writes, with his trademark humanity, of a terrible secret unearthed at an Irish "mother and baby" home January 15, 2018 Why’s This So Good? David Foster Wallace and the brilliant “Consider the Lobster” Take a moment to bask in the splendor of the piece that maddened many Gourmet readers in 2004 August 1, 2017 Why’s This So Good? Hunter S. Thompson and “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” It’s hard, I know, to make a case for gonzo journalism in an age when reality is beset by exaggeration, even lies. And yet I’ve found myself drawn back to… April 13, 2017 Why’s This So Good? Ta-Nehisi Coates and “My President Was Black” I was almost afraid to read “My President Was Black.” Ta-Nehisi Coates is such a tour de force, I was afraid that his words would wipe away my thoughts, his insights obliterate… January 16, 2017 Why’s This So Good? Thomas Curwen and “The Loneliest War” In this story on the "quiet" effects of PTSD, the Los Angeles Times writer realized that the heart of the narrative lay in the tension at home, not in the… January 5, 2017 Why’s This So Good? Mark Seal and “The Man in the Rockefeller Suit” In his Vanity Fair piece, the writer takes us on a suspenseful journey through the many identities of the man who conned his way to the top of American society December 8, 2016 Why’s This So Good: Fidel Castro and the art of the obit Anyone who’s worked in the obituary or foreign news section of a news outlet has a story or two to tell about the Fidel Castro obituary, otherwise known as Bane… November 28, 2016 Why’s This So Good? Randy Potts and “The Bible Went Down With The Birdie Jean” I follow the journalist Randy Potts on social media, so I had known for weeks that he was planning to launch “The Bible Went Down With The Birdie Jean,” a… November 17, 2016 “Why’s This So Good?” Michael Brick and Jingo Unchained This is the tenth of ten stories Storyboard will post from a new collection honoring Michael Brick [see our 5 Questions on the project]. It’s also the longest by far; where all… June 30, 2016 “Why’s This So Good?” Charles P. Pierce on Michael Brick and Deadline Writing This is the ninth of ten stories Storyboard will post from a new collection honoring Michael Brick [see our 5 Questions on the project], each featuring an introduction by a writer who… June 23, 2016 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 11 Next
