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here's a thread of really good articles i found this year. Let's start with this, about crisps, by @ameliargh https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/jan/14/so-long-salt-and-vinegar-how-crisp-flavours-went-from-simple-to-sensational
enjoyed this about pokemon by @Czaroline https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/jan/27/what-pokemon-can-teach-us-about-storytelling-nintendo-games
think it will be worth bearing in mind this column by rosemary goring when we have the inevitable rush back to super-christmas-ize edinburgh again in 2021 https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/18195438.edinburgh-selling-soul-greedily-chasing-tourists---rosemary-goring/
this was a good interview with la roux https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/la-roux-interview-new-album-supervision-gay-lgbtq-elly-jackson-a9319376.html
this by @danhancox https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/feb/23/street-food-swindle-fake-diversity-privatised-space-small-portions
this was cracking by @jamesdgreig https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/23/miss-gran-funeral-death-coronavirus-restrictions-mourning
this by @josiet_j in the baffler about fruit n' wealth https://thebaffler.com/latest/theres-always-money-in-the-banana-stand-thaddeus-johns
gary younge in the new statesman https://bit.ly/2MsChqZ
this on wfh corporate weirdness by @DollyDeighton https://www.wsj.com/articles/miss-your-office-some-companies-are-building-virtual-replicas-11590573600
from wired, on the yorkshire tea farrago https://www.wired.co.uk/article/teagate-yorkshire-tea-racism
marcus in the times https://twitter.com/ShingiMararike/status/1272854472755208193?s=20
this, written about Edinburgh in the first lockdown, rang very true for me https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/jul/12/edinburgh-empty-novelist-ian-rankin-locals-see-city-through-tourists-eyes
i liked this debunking of the witchtok/moon hex thing https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/qj4w35/witches-explain-tiktok-rumour-about-hexing-the-moon
this from the @stackmagazines blog re:lebanon is worth a read http://ow.ly/dQZo50BhUyx
this was dead good by @nthnashma https://thebaffler.com/latest/clinging-to-a-zine-ma
this from @danieldylanwray in the Guardian Experience section https://twitter.com/DanielDylanWray/status/1289128176090861570?s=20
from my colleague @bereccastewart https://twitter.com/BereccaStewart/status/1301526914474086400?s=20
have enjoyed every single one of these agony columns by @_rhysthomas_ https://twitter.com/_rhysthomas_/status/1306505160542294016?s=20
all my wine knowledge comes from sy ableman in a serious man (you have to let it breathe, larry), but i liked this https://twitter.com/LucasOakeley/status/1307997460585906176?s=20
i liked this essay about a game mechanic that i, too, hate, because i am bad at games that require good reflexes https://twitter.com/karenyhan/status/1312784354192617504?s=20
i love love love @johnnys_panic stuff https://twitter.com/johnnys_panic/status/1316313732516061184?s=20
this was a really good piece too by @serenathesmith https://twitter.com/serenathesmith/status/1309162538794455040?s=20
@sophiasgaler did an amazing job covering tiktok this year https://twitter.com/sophiasgaler/status/1313422844886429696?s=20
while the standoff between MCR and the govt was on, i thought @zeshasaleem nailed it in this piece https://twitter.com/zeshasaleem/status/1318166132524797954?s=20
liked loads of bits by @swodinsky this year but this was a good 'un in the runup to slack getting bought https://twitter.com/swodinsky/status/1313946052047835136?s=20
really enjoyed this one by @hrappleye https://twitter.com/richschapiro/status/1315272046801235968?s=20
this piece in wired was a cracker by @laurensmiley https://twitter.com/BrandyZadrozny/status/1315321944133316608?s=20
this was a really good account of the full spectrum weirdness going on in the US election https://twitter.com/BrandyZadrozny/status/1320679395569315840?s=20
similar vein i guess, @multiplebears and @theondrakguy on that bit where sky had a reality entertainment show with a massive nazi https://twitter.com/multiplebears/status/1318880273724039170?s=20
really enjoyed sarah's stuff this year https://twitter.com/sarahmanavis/status/1328991456846032912?s=20
i reported on these protests when i was 18 so this was really interesting read https://twitter.com/bencsmoke/status/1328743210613661698?s=20
this deep dive on the drudge report was great. https://twitter.com/Anthony/status/1333273870229499906?s=20
thought about this stuff a lot this year, since i have been quietly enjoying not having to commute to glasgow every day https://twitter.com/mlothianmclean/status/1326098523150974977?s=20
this was a really good look at anti-vax sentiments by @bspeed8 https://twitter.com/bspeed8/status/1169241587186130944?s=20
related, this by @amitkatwala was good too https://twitter.com/amitkatwala/status/1327186284591390721?s=20
more covid-19 stuff: https://twitter.com/zunguzungu/status/1326171390509117442?s=20
this one (which I edited, for my sins) by @johngeemccarthy https://www.thedrum.com/news/2020/12/09/how-build-and-rebuild-brand-football-manager-s-20-year-route-the-top
think this is the one i'm most pleased with from this year https://twitter.com/sammbradley/status/1334135804826935296?s=20
also: every single one of those glee sue coach memes, every single time i see one https://twitter.com/bigsharkguy/status/1335257644580409344?s=20
