RJ Young Writes
Good Reads
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s short essay about growing up in New York City (New York Magazine)
- A twin loses her 93-year-old sister, her last remaining relative. (St. Petersburg Times, via Gangrey.com)
- On the alarming rise of ADHD diagnoses across the country. (New York Times)
- Jeff Passan on the culture of Japanese baseball and its effect on on gifted pitchers (Yahoo! Sports)
- Suzy Lee Weiss’ open letter to the colleges and universities that rejected her admission applications (Wall Street Journal)
- Bill Plaschke tells the inspiring story of a single mom, her infant child and a national championship basketball team (Los Angeles Times)
- Jeremy Relph on the slow social change of one of the most violent cities in the world: Juárez, Mexico. (Buzzfeed)
- Ginnie Graham on one gnarly hitchhiking dude from Tulsa. (Tulsa World)
- Chris Jones found a gem of a story: Ricky Williams photographed Super Bowl XLVII, and the assignment brought closure to his career (ESPN The Magazine)
- Phlillip Ramati on the boon “42” had on the Macon, Ga. economy (Macon Telegraph)
- A.O. Scott on the passing of the people’s critic, Roger Ebert (New York Times)
Ephemera Worth Reading
- Michael Mooney on Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon McCarthy, my generation’s Bill “Spaceman” Lee. (Buzzfeed)
- Brendan Koerner on “traps,” drug trafficking and the consequences of not asking enough questions. (Wired)
- Elena Bergeron’s excellent profile of Michigan’s Trey Burke, a preternatural point guard. (ESPN the Magazine)
- David Waldstein’s examination of Alex Rodriguez’s gargantuan contract with the New York Yankees and how that deal came into fruition. (New York Times)
- Tom Junod on Warren Buffett, a rich American who feels compelled to be a good rich American. (Esquire)
- Michael Schrage on the value of analytics in sports and whether they will ultimately doom team chemistry. (Harvard Business Review)
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