Bonus Articles To Savor Plus DENIS JOHNSON

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Amanda Stern
June 09, 2024

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EVERGREEN ARTICLES, TO SAVOR

In today’s bonus, I’m sharing some articles that stand the test of time and bring me joy. From Rethinking Loneliness to a rare 1969 interview with Lou Reed.

As an extra bonus, I'm providing a 69-page document containing quotes about writing that were collected by one of my favorite authors, Denis Johnson, from writers he admired. This document was recently discovered in Johnson's archives and is included at the end of this post.

(Johnson’s novel Jesus’ Son inspired my first novel, The Long Haul—which is now $1.99 on Amazon!)

Before ‘Fans,’ There Were ‘Kranks,’ ‘Longhairs,’ and ‘Lions’

How do fandoms gain their names?

The Definitive Map of the World’s Most Strange and Wonderful Places

All places in the Atlas, on one map.

www.atlasobscura.com/articles/all-places-in-the-atlas-on-one-map

The meaning of life according to Simone de Beauvoir

At the age of 21, Simone de Beauvoir became the youngest person to take the philosophy exams at France's most esteemed university. But as soon as she mastered the rules of philosophy, she wanted to break them. Her desire to explore the physical world to its fullest would shape her life, and eventually, inspire radical new philosophies. Iseult Gillespie explores the life of the revolutionary thinker. [Directed by Sarah Saidan, narrated by Bethany Cutmore-Scott, music by Stephen LaRosa].

www.ted.com/talks/iseult_gillespie_the_meaning_of_life_according_to_simone_de_beauvoir?subtitle=en

The Secret History of the Love Tester

From serious-seeming science to penny-arcade amusements.

www.atlasobscura.com/articles/history-of-love-tester

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