TheNewsGal, Edition No. 96
What a week! These are the standouts.
All the things
True Crime Is Rotting Our Brains: I would sooner get stabbed again than have someone make a podcast about me. This hits harder than you think it will. (Emma Berquist, Gawker, ~8 min.)
Why drones are the future of outdoor search and rescue. Cool! (Dan Schwartz, Outside, ~14 min.)
Adele On The Other Side. A wholly different Adele profile than last week’s from British Vogue — though equally worthy of your time. (Abby Aguirre, Vogue, ~26 min.)
The Shooter’s Wife: Noor Salman, wife of the Pulse Nightclub gunman, is ready to speak. Gripping. (Rhana Natour, Vice, ~24 min.)
“There Was Always An Excuse To Take A Drink”: Succession’s Alan Ruck on Ferris Bueller, booze, and bouncing back. I’m a fan. (Hadley Freeman, The Guardian, ~10 min.)
Martinis And Red Meat With Kieran Culkin: The Succession star on childhood, co-stars, and fame. I didn’t really need another Succession actor profile, but this one’s fascinating. (Seth Abramovitch, Hollywood Reporter, ~23 min.)
He Helped Bring Down A Top Trump Crony. Now He’s Driving For Uber. Poor bastard. (Andy Kroll, Rolling Stone, ~21 min.)
The Murders Down The Hall: 393 Powell Street was a peaceful home until residents started dying in brutal, mysterious ways. Jeezuz. (Greg Donahue, Intelligencer, ~30 min.)
The Ship That Became A Bomb: Stranded in Yemen’s war zone, a decaying supertanker has more than a million barrels of oil aboard. If — or when — it explodes or sinks, thousands may die. Jaw-dropping. (Ed Caesar, New Yorker, ~38 min.)
The Passion Of Questlove: The drummer, DJ, and producer is everywhere and loved by everyone. But few understand what drives him: an obsession with spreading the joys of Black music. I’m as musically dumb as they come, yet couldn’t put this down. (Jazmine Hughes, New York Times Magazine, ~27 min.)
My Father, The Hitman: Doc Dolan was connected to the JFK assassination and some of Benny Binion’s bloodier work. When I was a kid, he pulled a con on me that I’m still struggling to understand. Holy schnikees. (James Dolan, D Magazine, ~23 min.)
Dave Chappelle’s Betrayal. Nailed it. (Saeed Jones, GQ, ~6 min.)
Thousands of people are trying to leave QAnon, but getting out is almost impossible. Yikes. (Andrea Stanley, Cosmopolitan, ~14 min.)
And Now, Some Drama Over Sprinkles. BAHAHAHA. (Mia Mercado, The Cut, ~3 min.)
If you read one thing this week
Life Under “Extreme Hardship”: Inside one family’s decade-long ordeal with America’s cruelly absurd immigration laws. The hottest mess. (Deborah Chasman, New York Magazine, ~17 min.)