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One of the best pieces of writing I read all year, on any topic. Worth every second of your time https://twitter.com/guardian_sport/status/1344612002375872512
Sense a thread oncoming, of some of the best stuff I had the pleasure of reading this year. On a totally different topic to the first one, but an equally brilliant piece of writing from @fotoole https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2020/01/16/joe-biden-designated-mourner/
A really great article on another shitshow at the fuck factory https://nymag.com/intelligencer/amp/article/donald-trump-reelection-campaign-2020.html?__twitter_impression=true
Not writing, but three (very different) must-listens to me coming out of this year
1. Where is George Gibney by @SecondCaptains https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p08njhrm
2. HBO's Succession pod with @rogbennett https://www.hbo.com/succession/hbos-succession-podcast
3. Deep Cover: War on Drugs https://www.deepcoverpod.com/
1. Where is George Gibney by @SecondCaptains https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p08njhrm
2. HBO's Succession pod with @rogbennett https://www.hbo.com/succession/hbos-succession-podcast
3. Deep Cover: War on Drugs https://www.deepcoverpod.com/
Will add to this as I think of/come across stuff and would welcome any recommendations yee have!
The maestro, Wright Thompson, writing what feels like 5 years ago but somehow actually only March https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.espn.com/soccer/italian-serie-a/story/4079004/a-letter-from-the-coronavirus-quarantine-missing-serie-apasta-and-friendship%3fplatform=amp
Recent addition, thanks to Media Circus' review of the year, but a lovely oral history of some transport infrastructure https://www.vice.com/en/article/akdzx5/an-oral-history-of-marge-vs-the-monorail-the-simpsons
Basically anything that @RorySmith writes is worth attention but to pick one, I'll pick this https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/11/sports/soccer/atalanta-bergamo-champions-league.html
A wild ride from near the end of this mad year https://www.elle.com/life-love/amp35021224/martin-shkreli-christie-smythe-pharma-bro-journalist/?__twitter_impression=true
Could do an entirely seperate thread on Liverpool guff but will contain myself to two, both from @TheAthleticUK, and in one tweet.
Firstly, @Simon_Hughes__ on Graeme Souness https://theathletic.com/1967216/2020/08/07/graeme-souness-sun-liverpool?source=user-shared-article
Secondly, 30 years of waiting, by @OliverKay https://theathletic.com/1866742/2020/06/24/liverpool-premier-league-30-years?source=user-shared-article
Firstly, @Simon_Hughes__ on Graeme Souness https://theathletic.com/1967216/2020/08/07/graeme-souness-sun-liverpool?source=user-shared-article
Secondly, 30 years of waiting, by @OliverKay https://theathletic.com/1866742/2020/06/24/liverpool-premier-league-30-years?source=user-shared-article
Hard to believe all the Messi leaving stuff is only a few months behind us. One of the best pieces from that time, by @kenearlys https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/ken-early-sad-truth-is-messi-has-become-a-problem-for-barcelona-1.4331702?mode=amp
It didn't exactly end well but this ode to a footballing love from Kevin McStay remains great https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/kevin-mcstay-dublin-may-be-a-bridge-too-far-but-mayo-s-spirit-will-never-be-broken-1.4436514?mode=amp
The extent to which this @sidlowe piece made me want to go to a game, any game https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/oct/21/hope-joy-and-tetris-a-new-start-after-fall-of-deportivo-la-coruna-third-tier
A brilliant bit of stuff here from @GavanCasey on Katie Taylor and where (women's) boxing finds itself https://www.the42.ie/womens-boxing-4-5267350-Nov2020/
Loads and loads of brilliant coverage of how sporting superstars responded to racial injustice this year but two standouts for me, on the Bucks https://theathletic.com/2054581/2020/09/09/lee-the-true-lasting-legacy-of-these-milwaukee-bucks?source=user-shared-article
And Jaylen Brown
https://theathletic.com/1847280/2020/06/01/hes-been-about-this-why-jaylen-brown-driving-5-hours-to-protest-is-who-he-is/
And Jaylen Brown
https://theathletic.com/1847280/2020/06/01/hes-been-about-this-why-jaylen-brown-driving-5-hours-to-protest-is-who-he-is/
