⦿ Friday Links, Part 1
Terrible.
That’s how I would describe my blogging performance over the past week. I not only failed to share links last week, I kept putting it off and putting it off when I had chances to post them. So here I am with at least ten sharable links.
Some pruning is clearly in order.
But that still leaves quite a collection of quality content. So, prepare yourselves for two links posts today.
Part one will focus on pop culture.
Here is just a awful, in-depth exploration of the end of Casey Kasem’s life. Its focus is on the brutal battle between his wife and his children and brother over who should make decisions about his healthcare, decide where he was buried, etc.
Casey deserved better.
The Long, Strange Purgatory of Casey Kasem
Casey played a few Mötley Crüe tracks on American Top 40 over the years. So I think he might enjoy this look into their farewell tour and the circus that surrounds pretty much everything they do.
I love what they did with the title, too.
David Simon was the main man behind The Wire. He’s written a tremendous book (which was the genesis of The Wire and two other shows), made a couple other solid shows for HBO, and writes some pretty interesting stuff about society and politics on his blog.
Grantland goes deep on Simon as he preps his next HBO project.
David Simon Does Not Care What You Think Is Cool About His TV Shows
To wrap up part one, a very interesting profile of Laura Hillenbrand, author of Seabiscuit and Unbroken. If you’ve read and enjoyed her books, but don’t know about her health condition, this piece will dazzle you. Hell, even if you know about her health status, it’s still pretty amazing that she is able to do what she does.
The Unbreakable Laura Hillenbrand
Now go check part two.