The most dangerous job on earth, and the major city running out of water
Here's the best things I found on the internet this week!
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In the meantime, these are my weekly “conversation starters,” the best, most interesting and most entertaining content on the internet. I hope it improves your personal media diet, and arms you with enough content to be the most interesting small talker (or deep talker) in your friend group this week. Enjoy!
What’s the coolest story or thing you found on the internet this week? Reply to this email and shoot me a link. Would love to hear from you!
There may be no better promo for longform journalism in 2024 than the subject of the story trashing it before its release. LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey preemptively threatened to sue Washington Post journalist Kent Babb for a “hit piece” he was writing on her, which got everyone excited for what would be revealed. Instead it’s a fair, nuanced and comprehensive profile of one of the biggest personalities in college basketball, and all the controversy died down because (likely) no one took the time to read it. So I’m making it our Long Read of the Week.
When you’re watching the Final Four this weekend, you may notice a new face at the center of the broadcast: Ian Eagle. The Ringer’s Bryan Curtis dives deep on the nightclubs and comedy circuits Eagle grew up in, and how that’s shaped his particular brand of play-by-play. Awesome story.
It’s been a while since our last alarming climate change dispatch, so how’s this: Mexico City and its 22 million residents could run out of water by this summer.
From the department of You Can’t Script Sports: France hosts a 110-year-old race between dozens of waiters and waitresses speedwalking through the streets of Paris while balancing a tray with a croissant, a coffee cup and a glass of water.
My personal delusion is being absolutely convinced I’m a top 10 meme sender in the world. Anyone blessed to be on the receiving end of my comedy curation gets daily gems like this, a completely random yet hilarious clip of two stand-up comedians on a date together, when one decides to show off his potentially offensive patois skills.
National Geographic makes an ambition claim, explaining why underwater welding is the most dangerous job in the world. After reading this story, I not only agree but think anyone who does this is a psycho.
After more than eight months, Oppenheimer finally debuted in Japan. Here’s what Japanese audiences thought of the atomic bomb biopic.
In a world of infinite choice, many consumers rely on recommendation websites like Wirecutter for advice. But for some small businesses, like makers of the platonic ideal of a wok, the flood of new interest from a Wirecutter review can overwhelm the company.
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