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Re: Ask HN: What periodicals have great long-form articles?

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Post by erikig » Tue, Apr 03, 2018, 12:39 AM UTC

tootie wrote: post #27

greatestdana wrote: post #17

The Economist

The Economist is required reading to understand current events the world over, but their specialty is very short form.

I agree - I'm always in awe of their ability to boil down a complex issue into an comprehensible tidbit that makes it easy to consume and track.

Re: Ask HN: What periodicals have great long-form articles?

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Post by erikig » Tue, Apr 03, 2018, 12:41 AM UTC

Sometimes the medium is just as important as the content and for this I've come to love the Texture app.

It isn't absolutely perfect but when it comes to consuming magazines like The Atlantic, Harper's Bazaar, Dwell, Mother Jones etc it is pretty great.

Re: Ask HN: What periodicals have great long-form articles?

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Post by matt_the_bass » Wed, Apr 04, 2018, 12:19 AM UTC

For technical discussion of financial issues, I really like the long articles by Bloomberg’s Matt Levine[0]. Note he regularly writes short pieces almost every day. But his longer articles come out 1-3 times a month.

[0] https://www.bloomberg.com/view/contributors/ARbTQlRLRjE/matt...

Re: Ask HN: What periodicals have great long-form articles?

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Post by theshadowmonkey » Thu, Apr 05, 2018, 5:37 PM UTC

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Re: Ask HN: What periodicals have great long-form articles?

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Post by folli » Tue, Apr 10, 2018, 7:30 AM UTC

onychomys wrote: post #31

folli wrote: post #16

For science-related articles, I'd recommend Science and Nature.

Speaking here as a scientist, I wouldn't. That's for a couple of reasons: 1. They're really, really expensive. 2. They're extremely technical, and you're unlikely to know enough about all the various fields that publish in them to be able to read through them cover to cover. And if you're only reading a single article, why pay that really expensive cost? 3. They have the reputation of publishing what's sexy, not what…

I agree with #1, although if you're associated with a university, you will most likely have access to it.

I strongly disagree with #2, their news and opinions section is usually top-notch, well written and understandable (e.g. an article about physics is written to be comprehensible for a biologist, who usually has no more knowledge about the matter than any other layman).

#3 might be true, however this even more so for any other, less science-focused, news-outlet, where "sexiness" matters even more to attract a less science minded audience.