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- At the Blackboard: Kurt Vonnegut diagrams the shapes of stories (2005) https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/arts-letters/blackboard 32 comments
- [Mina Kimes] If you read the stories, you'll understand that the piece on Jerry Jones wasn't just a "gotcha" w/ the photo--it's an attempt to ground the reality that a team has never hired a Black head coach in decades of personal history, and illustrate how implicit biases shape decisions. https://twitter.com/minakimes/status/1598361671130845184?s=46&t=bCydJilOBY1m_R8Y7SBaWA 774 comments nfl
- The Young Bucks clarify on bio: “That Twitter bio was actually dedicated to cynical wrestling fans who’ve always discredited us and shaped a narrative early on that we weren’t important to the launch of AEW, So they ran with a story...We talk to Cody regularly, and hope nothing but the best for him" https://www.si.com/wrestling/2022/04/13/aew-dynamite-young-bucks-ftr-match-analysis 138 comments squaredcircle
- Understanding the Historical Evidence of Jesus the Man (2022) The story of the historical Jesus, how the New testament came to be and how the first century Palestine shaped Christianity [00:27:51] https://youtu.be/iKlOzk9Dja4 23 comments documentaries
- Ancient DNA Helps Reveal Social Changes in Africa 50,000 Years Ago That Shaped the Human Story https://singularityhub.com/2022/02/24/ancient-dna-helps-reveal-social-changes-in-africa-50000-years-ago-that-shaped-the-human-story/ 8 comments futurology
- Ancient DNA helps reveal social changes in Africa 50,000 years ago that shaped the human story https://www.mediagram.online/2022/02/ancient-dna-helps-reveal-social-changes.html?m=1 4 comments anthropology
- [CollegeFootballTalk] ESPN surely didn’t note it at MNF halftime, but Jon Gruden was a very, very highly-paid ESPN employee when he sent the emails that led to his “resignation.” Just want to make sure everyone is clear as to the skin ESPN has in how they shape this story https://twitter.com/cftalk/status/1447741123624153090?s=21 427 comments nfl
- A large scale Universal Basic Income-style program has existed in the US since the early ‘80s (in Alaska!). Came across this interactive documentary that tells the story of the creation of Alaska’s UBI program through the eyes of one of the political aides who helped shape it and secure its passage. https://frame.media/stories/alaska-model/?s-rt=7 6 comments economy
- The Big Story: The 2020 Election Will Shape the Future of America https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/11/big-story-election-will-shape-americas-future/616959/ 9 comments politics
- The Story of the Delaware Riot That Shaped Joe Biden’s Understanding of Racial Injustice https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-story-of-the-delaware-riot-that-shaped-joe-bidens-understanding-of-racial-injustice 11 comments politics
- Two States. Eight Textbooks. Two American Stories: American history textbooks can differ across the country, in ways that are shaped by partisan politics https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/01/12/us/texas-vs-california-history-textbooks.html?action=click&module=top%20stories&pgtype=homepage 3 comments politics
- Who is John Solomon? Here’s what we know about the journalist whose stories shaped the Ukraine saga https://www.politifact.com/punditfact/article/2019/nov/19/who-john-solomon-heres-what-we-know-about-journali/ 8 comments politics
- [Maiocco] Week 3 of #49ers OTAs. Among the stories we’ll be following: 1) One player says he’s not in the best shape of his life, in fact he’s never felt more lethargic and disinterested. 2) Coach explains why two of his players are setting themselves up for worst seasons of their careers. https://twitter.com/maiocconbcs/status/1135550453389832194?s=21 16 comments nfl
- (2005) Kurt Vonnegut draws the shapes of stories at the blackboard https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/arts-letters/blackboard 70 comments books
- The 10 under-the-radar stories that could shape the Premier League season https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/08/07/under-the-radar-stories-could-shape-premier-league-season/ 13 comments soccer
- A look at the "Scientists just discovered a new shape” story https://www.popsci.com/new-shape-scutoid 3 comments science
- The 100 stories that shaped the world http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180521-the-100-stories-that-shaped-the-world 31 comments books
- BBC Culture: The 100 stories that shaped the world http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180521-the-100-stories-that-shaped-the-world 7 comments books
- How stories have shaped the world http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180423-how-stories-have-shaped-the-world?ocid=ww.social.link.reddit 3 comments books
- GOP Onslaught Seeks To Shape Russia Story, While Keeping Clear Of More Firings https://www.npr.org/2018/01/30/581829231/gop-onslaught-seeks-to-shape-russia-story-while-keeping-clear-of-more-firings 4 comments politics
- Kurt Vonnegut diagrams the shapes of stories. http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/arts-letters/blackboard 78 comments books
- Sessions story takes different shape on different outlets http://bigstory.ap.org/6cf06db61bf546c28a73776aa8ecbb5c 16 comments politics
- Sessions story takes different shape on different outlets http://bigstory.ap.org/article/6cf06db61bf546c28a73776aa8ecbb5c/sessions-story-takes-different-shape-different-outlets 4 comments politics
- [Throwback] My favorite 'Best shape of my life' story http://www.foxsports.com/buzzer/story/matt-duffy-fat-cat-skeeter-best-shape-of-his-life-san-fran-giants-021816 3 comments baseball
- Darrelle Revis says ex-agents leaked story he's "out of shape," added he did "gain weight" in offseason http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/2016/09/darrelle_revis_says_ex-agents_leaked_report_hes_ou.html#incart_river_index 21 comments nfl
- "[Dirk Nowitzki, Kobe Bryant, and Tim Duncan] not only shaped the game and its history, but they’re mythical figures, in a way only the best stories rival." https://thecauldron.si.com/riding-into-the-evening-redness-in-the-nba-west-3117bf1b2547 43 comments nba
- Mysterious, woman-shaped figure spotted on Mars. [story in comments] http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/msss/01001/mcam/1001ML0044610000305331D01_DXXX.jpg 19 comments aliens
- GM Maurice Ashley on The Moth podcast tells the story the private blitz match that helped shape his early chess career growing up in Brooklyn http://themoth.org/posts/storytellers/maurice-ashley 5 comments chess
- Kurt Vonnegut Diagrams the Shape of All Stories in a Master’s Thesis Rejected by U. Chicago http://www.openculture.com/2014/02/kurt-vonnegut-masters-thesis-rejected-by-u-chicago.html 247 comments books
- The Shapes of Stories by Kurt Vonnegut http://aerogrammestudio.com/2013/03/26/the-shapes-of-stories-by-kurt-vonnegut/ 98 comments books
- War of 1812: U.S. military blunder shapes course of continent - An interesting story that you don't hear much about http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/1240516--war-of-1812-u-s-military-blunder-shapes-course-of-continent 13 comments history
- Chicago Tribune prints story about Rex Ryan's foot fetish... in the shape of a foot http://twitpic.com/3iqjf4 11 comments sports
- American Public High School Stories: A Microcosm: Attempting to shape the minds that will one day run America...scary! http://open.salon.com/blog/amittaizero/2009/11/05/american_public_high_school_stories_a_microcosm 11 comments reddit.com
- Fantastic Shape Shifting UFO in Brazi--Story ,Pics, and Vid http://grantlawrence.blogspot.com/2009/04/video-and-story-shape-shifting-ufo-in.html 18 comments reddit.com
- How Afghan Captivity Shaped My Feminism--the story of Phyllis Chesler's escape http://www.meforum.org/article/794 2 comments reddit.com
- [Heyman] Red Sox appear to be seriously considering star free agent Dansby Swanson now. Would allow them to keep Story at 2B. Swanson’s in very good shape: Cubs, Dodgers, Braves among others interested. https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1603501325383262209?s=19&t=6l2vrWOFGGaxL6hJf-taoA 202 comments baseball
- Stocks say China's economy is in bad shape. Steel prices tell a very different story https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/28/chinese-stocks-are-down-but-steel-prices-tell-different-economy-story.html 3 comments economy
- Redditors reported a credible sounding story of a shere shaped UFO. I think I found a picture. https://www.reddit.com/r/aliens/comments/4msa8m/redditors_reported_a_credible_sounding_story_of_a/ 3 comments aliens
- [B.S. Report] Doug Collins stops by the studio to share stories of playing for the 76ers and coaching a young Jordan on the Bulls, and then breaks down how the NBA playoffs are shaping up. http://espn.go.com/espnradio/play?id=12394320 5 comments nba
- The first 2-story 3D-printed concrete home in the US is taking shape in Houston — take a look at how the 4,000-square-foot house is being built https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-2-story-3d-printed-concrete-home-houston-texas-2022-10 152 comments technology
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