A week or so behind, and a lot of long reads to share. Thus I’m going to split the offerings into two posts. The longer articles will be listed below. The rest will be shared tomorrow or Friday.
First, Maciej Ceglowski wraps up his tales of traveling through the New Madrid earthquake zone.
Confronting New Madrid (Part 2)
Keeping it in the earthquake genre, Kathryn Schulz wrote this frightening accounting of how devastating a Big One in the Pacific Northwest could be.
Speaking of frightening, a lot of very smart people think that the US and Russia could be closer to overt war than they have been since the mid–1980s. This is a very detailed look at the issues between the countries. I tend to think cooler heads will prevail, but this certainly makes some of the recent encounters between Russia and the rest of the world seem like more than simple saber-rattling.
How World War III Became Possible
Lighter in tone, but no less important, here is a profile of legendary MC’s Rakim and Big Daddy Kane and how they’ve adjusted to the opportunities available to hip hop’s first generation of super stars.
Finally, this absolutely wonderful interview with Paul McCartney.