Weekly Filet #97: An Avalanche of Awe. And more.
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This week's top recommendation
It is, hands down, the best digital piece of journalism I've seen this year. But while it's easy to marvel at its sheer visual beauty, this is not what makes this piece excel. What does is a powerful story – of people being trapped in an avalanche – powerfully supported by just the right visual elements to create a unique form of storytelling. The only thing I missed: A subtle, fitting soundtrack to go along with the long read.
→ Snow Fall – The Avelanche at Tunnel Creek (New York Times)
Further recommendations
We, users of the web, are well advised to «know our shit». An important article on the state of the web (see also the follow-up to the article).
→ The Web We Lost (Anil Dash)
For once, a different tale from Afghanistan. A Russian-American biophysicist becomes the coach of a chaotic Afghan basketball team in Jalalabad.
→ Basketball Diaries, Afghanistan (n+1)
800 different languages are spoken in New York, more than anywhere else in the world. Some of them will die there forever.
→ New York, a graveyard for languages (BBC)
White christmas for everyone. With this silly, addictive little game.
→ January (Disasterpiece)