I use the “favorite” icon on Twitter as a) a sort of bookmark for later perusal and b) much like Facebook’s “like,” which can effectively end a tedious social media conversation without having to just up and say, “Fuck off now, it’s been a pleasure.”
BUT I don’t often go back and review those favorites, which puts a damper on a).
SO I’m going to actually go do that right now and embed some of the stand-outs. I “favorited” them for a reason – likely to read the linked story or reflect on whatever was written – and I’d imagine that you, comrade, would enjoy them as well. Whatever they happen to be.
OK:
Paul Walker wasn't a great actor, but I watched all five Fast and Furious movies in a day, and it was actually cool.
http://t.co/ANYl4NSO1x
— Jeb Lund (@Mobute) December 1, 2013
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely, but rather to skid in, used up, shoutin "Wow! What a Ride!"
— Hunter S. Thompson (@GonzoVice) October 27, 2013
Brecht, Rilke, Eliot, Rumi… “@christaylor_nyc: @umairh Which poet might have insights to lead us out of the current mess?”
— umair haque (@umairh) October 16, 2013
"Nonconforming is an art. There is a right way and a wrong way to practice this art." http://t.co/OSNHZQ0zaF
— Maria Popova (@brainpicker) October 2, 2013
The complete history of Twitter as told through tortured descriptions of it in the New York Times http://t.co/jQVLbAK2N7 @MatthewPhillips
— Scott Beale (@ScottBeale) October 2, 2013
Taking a version of this course 5 years ago solidified my love of longform: http://t.co/ZW1FcawUfV Thanks to David Abrahamson for sharing it
— Nicholas Jackson (@nbj914) September 13, 2013
Best reporting advice i ever got was from @ericneel: stay with the scenes and the people. don't rush to imbue it all with meaning.
— Wright Thompson (@wrightthompson) August 22, 2013
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