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7 links that might be good subjects of an e-Shelf blurb this week:
“‘I Pretty Much Wanted to Die’: The
origins of Lost, as told by the people who made it, in an exclusive
first serial excerpt from The Revolution Was Televised.” Grantland.
“Giving Thanks for the All-Chuckers Team: Inefficient
ball hogs. Remorseless gunners. Shot-hungry heathens. Say hello to the NBA's
fearless firing squad.”Grantland.
“Re-Awakenings:
How a woman who couldn’t stop sleeping woke up.” First sentence: “Anna
Sumner’s craving for sleep began when she was an 18-year-old high school
senior. She thought nothing of it.” From The Last Word
on Nothing, via Longform.org.
“A Sorry
State: Pop Marketing & Rihanna's Unapologetic Provocation for Profit?
Assault as a Marketing Accessory? Why the Rihanna PR Machine show sad signs of
our times.” From The
Quietus, via Longreads.
“An
Imperfect God” A discussion of the
Biblical God as compared to the idea of a perfect god. From the Times
blog Opinionator.
“The Hard
Life of an N.F.L. Long Shot,” a look at one player’s efforts to keep the dream
alive. The cover
story in this week’s New York Times
Magazine.
“Nintendo
Confronts a Changed Video Game World” Games for mobile devices have
challenged Nintendo’s turf, but the video game maker is pinning its hopes on Wii
U. From the Times.
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